Numerati's definitions

iPhone Index

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 22, 2023

The Man Who Mistook Pi for Pie

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 28, 2023

The ChatGPT Pillionaire

A mathepreneur-turned-millionaire who makes money online by conspiring with ChatGPT to plagiarize π-related content on the web to create passive income streams or sources, while fully aware that the chances of being caught or punished are quasi-zero.

Is it a coincidence that the ChatGPT pillionaires are primarily from Nigeria, India, and Malaysia, where the oft-corrupt authorities pay lip service to copyrights infringement?

by Numerati January 2, 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.

Billionaire Xeno was praised for being zero-wise when he decided to leave his inheritance to no fewer than ten charities—his life philosophy is that he came with nothing and will leave with nothing.

by Numerati January 14, 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.

by Numerati January 20, 2024

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.

by Numerati January 26, 2024

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.

by Numerati November 22, 2023