Definitions by MathPlus

Fake News 

A phrase politicians use when they don’t like what the media are saying about them—headlines that expose them as liars or untrustworthy.

Probably no other world leader has uttered “fake news” more often than President Trump, who wants to demonize the free press by all means and at all costs—he denounces any article or broadcast that speaks ill of him and his administration as nothing but fake news.

Fake News by MathPlus April 20, 2018

Singapore Black Friday 

An imported American sales event that lures budget-conscious Singaporeans to move beyond window shopping into buying crap they don’t need at discounted prices, which could serve as some kind of stress therapy for overworked or unhappy workers.

From Halloween to Valentine’s Day to Singapore Black Friday, local businesses never fail to leverage on the attractions of foreign festivals, holidays, or events to profiteer from gullible citizens.

Singapore Black Friday by MathPlus April 20, 2018

Mathematica Nostalgia 

Thoughts of yesteryear that remind you of those times when you longed for math to be an optional school subject, or hoped that your math teacher would be abducted by aliens.

Seeing her two boys struggle with the most disliked school subject evokes feelings of mathematica nostalgia in Mrs. Paul, who suffered from mathophobia when faced with brain-unfriendly word problems.

Mathematica Nostalgia by MathPlus April 18, 2018

alt-left math 

Traditional math questions alt-right politicians blame for their bad or negative influence on students, which create math anxiety or instill the fear factor in them.

In most cases, semi-numerate politicians themselves are clueless how to solve these alt-left math questions, who often attribute the high innumeracy rate among certain racial or religious groups to pure laziness and poor study habits.

alt-left math by MathPlus April 18, 2018

Trumpillion 

A term that denotes a huge number that is much less than its actual value, because someone wants to sound wealthier than he is, and to gain more respect from others.

Donald claimed to be a billion-dollar man, but most business folks think that he’s merely a trumpillion-dollar fellow, whose name can’t even be spotted on the first twenty pages of the Forbes’ billionaires list.

Trumpillion by MathPlus March 19, 2018

GPS

A digital crutch used by people who proudly claim to be handicapped with a poor sense of direction or a poor mental map of their surroundings.

Relying on GPS weakens our natural ability to find our own way, while atrophying other cognitive skills that are needed to navigate our oft-complicated lives—we need to resurrect the lost art of getting out of our comfort zone and finding our way without a map or GPS.

GPS by MathPlus February 20, 2018

Fermat’s Last Theorem 

Arguably the most notorious problem in the history of mathematics: mathematicians’ secret desire to solve it to achieve mathematical fame and immortality had saved a few lives, whose suicidal minds were so absorbed in their proofs that they forgot to end their lives prematurely.

A generalized version of the Pythagorean theorem, the Fermat’s Last Theorem was finally put to rest by Prof. Wiles, after an error was exposed in the first proof he unveiled to the mathematical brethren.

Fermat’s Last Theorem by MathPlus February 13, 2018