MathPlus's definitions

Heaven on Earth

When you are not poor to beg nor rich to have insomnia, yet you can eat and drink (without a tube), walk (without bodyguards), shower (without a nurse), and earn or save enough (without kissing your boss’s ass)—and you can contribute to Urban Dictionary every now and then.

Heaven on earth starts right here on this side of eternity, not after you’ve earned your first million or billion, or experienced your last heartbeat—remember to count your blessings and be a blessing to others.

by MathPlus October 2, 2018

Babylon Math

When math editors in Singapore would prostitute themselves for financial gain, by condoning practices like changing authors’ names to foreign ones when their titles are sold overseas (earning them zero royalties), or reusing their contents for similar titles without their permission.

Hoping to receive a fat bonus or secure a fast promotion, some editors of Singapore math textbooks have no qualms about condoning the dirty tricks of Babylon math to get ahead of their peers, or to join the management team in the shortest time.

by MathPlus September 26, 2018

Who’s on Your Throne?

When your success in life depends on whether you are worshipping your problem or God—you need to put Him on the throne, while taking down your negatives, fears, bad breaks, or offenses off the throne—there is room only for one up there.

Don’t give your educational or financial lack, debt, or cancer the permission to be on your throne; instead, keep them off the throne, because the key to allowing or stopping God’s reign over your life is: “Who’s on your throne?”

by MathPlus September 24, 2018

Cracked Theology

A study of God that avoids touching on the painful truths of living a holy lifestyle—for example, a failure to warn believers of the dangers of embracing or condoning a life of moral elasticity or selective obedience.

Unlike the popular feel-good prosperity gospel, preaching about cracked theology is an unpopular topic in church circles—believers are seldom warned that if they’re not purposefully living a life of godly obedience, they’ve heading to hell.

by MathPlus September 16, 2018

Singapore

An educational mecca for budget-conscious tourists, who are looking for some cheap, cool math books for their kids whose math grades have hardly improved from using locally published textbooks.

Although Singapore is arguably a first-class economy with a third-rate educational publishing industry—which often condones Machiavellian math practices—however, its wallet-friendly math K-12 titles are sought after by homeschoolers in many developed and developing countries.

by MathPlus September 16, 2018

Zerolation

The excitement someone feels when they come across something new to them about the number zero, be it a numerical property, puzzle, tidbit, or joke.

Bob’s zerolation upon learning that businesses lose tens of millions of dollars every year because of people’s zerofusion to distinguish between the digit 0 and the letter O lasted a mere few seconds.

by MathPlus September 13, 2018

Wi-Fi Idol

When someone spends an inordinate amount of time daily to keep themselves hooked to the internet that a slight withdrawal from social networks could trigger a “digital fit” in them, which would adversely affect their well-being.

Instead of treating the Wi-Fi as a blessing rather than a curse, Jane has allowed the Wi-fi idol to enslave her to the point that she’d need to go for spiritual deliverance to free her from digital addiction.

by MathPlus September 12, 2018