Definitions by Numerati
Singapori Math
A kind of alien math from a rebel island that was once part of Malaysia, where they learn and teach math word problems in a local dialect called Singlish, using rectangles, lines, and dotted lines, which the people there call “bar models,” with most of them looking arguably ugly.
Local teachers told an Englishman that Singapori Math is a rojak or mélange of methodologies and pedagogies, with ingredients from both the East and the West—when the island was trying to solve its population’s high innumeracy rate in the seventies.
Singapori Math by Numerati March 15, 2024
Righteous Triangle
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.
Righteous Triangle by Numerati February 27, 2024
Swiftie Math
Also known as the numerology of Taylor Swift, which revolves around the number 13. From Taylor’s birthdate to her flight from Tokyo to Super Bowl 58 (5 + 8 = 13)—a trip that would take her approximately 13 hours—to attend her 13th NFL game this season, which is taking place on February 11 (2 + 11 = 13) with the Kansas City Chiefs facing the San Francisco 49ers (4 + 9 = 13). Also, adding her ubiquitous 13 to her boyfriend Travis’s #87 Chiefs’ jersey yields the perfect score 100.
Swiftie math provides math teachers worldwide a golden opportunity to expose millions of oft-math-anxious students-Swifties to the pseudoscience of numbers.
Swiftie Math by Numerati February 11, 2024
What if?
Two of the most powerful words in your vocabulary that could empower you to change the world and make it a better place for billions of people on the planet.
Zero Fucks
When someone doesn’t give a heck or damn if they feel they were or are right, even if others didn’t or don’t like them because of it.
Leaders can’t lead their sheep effectively unless they give zero fucks to all those oft-unreasonable or biased complains or protests against them.
Zero Fucks by Numerati January 26, 2024
The Zombification of Singapore Math
When math writers and publishers in the “fine” city of Singapore discover that math-anxious students are more inclined or motivated to solve brain-unfriendly word problems or fiendish questions that involve ghosts, vampires, zombies, and other paranormal or satanic figures rather than those dealing with humans or animals.
The zombification of Singapore math has alarmed a number of conservative or puritan parents and homeschoolers both locally and abroad, especially in red-pilled states that have a significant proportion of ultra-MAGA or anti-woke voters.
The Zombification of Singapore Math by Numerati January 20, 2024
Zero-Wise
When someone realizes that the number of zeros in their bank account can’t secure them a ticket to heaven (even if they donate their wealth or part of it to others as a proof of their generosity), who will leave this side of eternity with a big fat zero at their last heartbeat.