Definitions by Numerati
The Geography of Singapore Math
Communities and countries (or schools and states) around the globe with the highest and lowest levels of adoption of the Singapore math curriculum, or part of it—which incorporates the best methodologies and pedagogies from both the East and the West—with some demographic or racial groups more receptive to embracing this alien math program than others.
The geography of Singapore math reveals a strong support among American homeschoolers and white middle-class families, who order tens of thousands of math titles every year from the “fine” city-state.
The Geography of Singapore Math by Numerati April 7, 2025
Matherapy
When indulging in some math-related activity or project could serve as a powerful wellness practice, be it reading a pop or recreational math book, or solving some math puzzles or trickies, or philosophizing about simple or abstract math concepts or proofs.
Prescribing matherapy to her patients—even to those who’d had a negative experience of school math, or who’d called themselves a “nonmath person”—Dr. Janice is encouraged by their high healing success rate—no side effects as a result of zero prescription of medication and pseudoscientific therapies.
PAPralysis
When Singaporeans and permanent residents often feel powerless or helpless how to improve their standard of living in the midst of a rising cost of living, and with most local and foreign companies unspokenly preferring to recruit foreign rather than local talents, because they are a cheaper and submissive source of labor—locals and PRs feel that the half-century-old ruling party is quasi-clueless how to help them.
PAPralysis by Numerati March 26, 2025
The Pi in Me
When there is a hidden element of π residing in all humans (or maybe even animals), whether they know it or not, regardless of their experience of school math—that pi-mind consciousness that intuitively seems to be guided by some Higher Being to convey new insights about the “sacred number” to humanity or any living entity.
When someone puts themselves in a Zen-like or transcendental state, the chances of them experiencing “The pi in me” aha! are higher than when they’re constantly being bombarded with a deluge of sensory input.
The Pi in Me by Numerati March 22, 2025
Pinaissance
An era marked by a rekindling or renewing interest in the number π thanks to social media and the metaverse, which has helped reveal its lesser-known beauty and power in many spheres of life, especially among an oft-semi-innumerate or math-anxious lay public.
The pinaissance has opened new business opportunities for mathepreneurs to propagate the gospel of π in popular culture.
Pinaissance by Numerati March 7, 2025
Promiscuous Pi
When the number π flirted around and even got intimate with some fellow numerical constants or buddies, which makes her feel or look like a loose or unfaithful number in their eyes, yet she was not forsaken nor rejected by her Creator.
Like the prophet Hosea’s adulterous wife who was shown love again as he bought her back as a prostitute, promiscuous pi too found freedom from her toxic relationships as she regained her dignity and self-worth, and found forgiveness and love.
Promiscuous Pi by Numerati February 26, 2025
DOGE Math
Short for “Department of Government Efficiency” Math. When a gang of smart alecks directed by some billionaire jerk-nerd come into the workplace and start accessing the personal data of allegedly underperforming or malingering math educators, or heartlessly email them over the weekend about their terminations, particularly targeting those who had unprovenly criticized the radical ideology of the MAGA cult or the conspiracies perpetrated by alt-right groups.
Guesstimate the number of firings that have so far taken place nationwide in the aftermath of the apparently vindictive DOGE math initiative.