Definitions by Numerati

Piranormal 

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.

Piranormal by Numerati November 22, 2023

Pithon 

Someone who is fined about π thousand bucks for savagely or inhumanly killing a snake or cobra.

At a public wet market, the judge sentenced a pithon for chopping off the head of the poor creature with a cleaver, while his beer-drinking buddies were hysterically laughing about his heinous act.

Pithon by Numerati November 20, 2023

Alien Pi 

When a mean neighbor had come in the middle of the night, while you were away, to mow your lawn flattened in the shape of the number π, which your consoling community claimed to be a “crop circle” signifying an advanced civilization, most likely caused by some extraterrestrial visitors.

Mr. Paulos made a police report about his lawn probably being vandalized by some inconsiderate alien pi forces.

Alien Pi by Numerati November 12, 2023

Toilet Pi 

When you treasure your time in the toilet to let your wandering mind act as a catalyst to increase your chances of experiencing an aha about or on the number π.

Carlos looks forward to doing his daily business because on a few occasions he’s struck with some toilet pi epiphanies.

Toilet Pi by Numerati November 12, 2023

Mathematical Remains

Math stuff we commented about, downloaded, posted, sold, or even stole online that linger in cyberspace long after our last heartbeat—the e-books, tweets, blog posts, articles, jokes, memes, NFTs, and the like.

How much mathematical remains or remnants would you have left behind after you’d journeyed to the other side of eternity?

Mathematical Remains by Numerati November 12, 2023

GPT Math 

Any published or plagiarized content passing as new or novel that has been produced with the help of ChatGPT—a dark practice that is accelerating at an exponential rate among pirates in every corner of the globe, who are hoping to cash in before someone else beats them to the dirty game.

Are the days of Singapore math writers and publishers numbered with the advent of GPT math, as fake authors from India, Nigeria, and Pakistan capitalized on the wisdom of the virtual crowd to become GPTpreneurs?

GPT Math by Numerati November 9, 2023

Does Pi Love Me?

When you are mathematically tickled why you have been experiencing an aha! on or about the number π pretty frequently recently—for no logical or valid reasons, it is as if pi seems to be infatuated with you.

Besides coming up with a few sexy proofs on some pi-related theorems, I spotted my birthdate and my cellphone number 31,415 digits apart among the first ten thousand digits in the decimal number pi. Sounds like a sign from on high that makes me wonder: “Does Pi love me?”

Does Pi Love Me? by Numerati November 5, 2023