A figure that tracks how many months on average a blue-collar worker in a country has to work before they can save enough money to afford an iPhone.
The iPhone index (ii) in Singapore is arguably around 2, compared to 6 or 7 in neighboring Malaysia.
by Numerati December 23, 2023
When on hearing the sound of the number π, an autistic person or idiot savant thinks of a slice of a cake or pizza instead, or equates either word for something else that is unmistakably alien or paranormal.
Just as the man who mixed up his job for his life, Prof. Paulos, who mildly suffers from schizophrenia, occasionally sounds like the man who mistook pi for pie.
by Numerati December 29, 2023
Short for “Pi Servitude.” When fellow numerical constants and numerals are expected to posture to or serve the number π if they want to associate with or get closer to her.
by Numerati January 24, 2025
When you compare a big Tic Tac with a little Tic Tac, which obviously sell at different prices due to their sizes, to define inflation, rather than comparing the prices of two boxes of Tic Tacs of the same size at different times.
by Numerati August 17, 2024
When the number π is apparently bestowed or blessed with paranormal or metaphysical properties, which could help divine the trajectory of the human race or some alien civilization if numerologists could decipher the patterns of its seemingly random digits.
Prof. Paulos plans to dedicate his golden years uncovering the piranormal secrets of mathematics’s most famous constant to protect the planet from extraterrestrial invasion.
by Numerati November 23, 2023
A sin-ful triangle that continually needs to go for confession so that it could behave more like a right one on this side of eternity—until its last breath when it will be platonically transformed into a perfect one.
by Numerati February 28, 2024
Someone who is very attracted to cats or to anything that is even remotely related to the feline family.
It’s no surprise that Sally’s friends call her a purrvert, because she likes splurging on Hello Kitty and Garfield collectibles even when she’s overseas.
by Numerati July 11, 2024