Numerati's definitions
Pi-related paintings or dreams that most people wouldn’t dare to talk about or share with others, because a large proportion of the content or event looks surreal, weird, abnormal, or occultic.
What are the chances that the roots of pirealism are demonic or satanic, or are the result of the influences of psychedelic drugs?
by Numerati November 25, 2023
Get the Pirealismmug. When the conscious effort of coming up with an apt model drawing that connects the knowns and unknowns in a math word problem can enhance the readability or elegance of a solution—when a “look-see” proof could arouse an aha! in the problem solver.
If only more math educators were to practice mindful modeling, the number of students or homeschoolers embracing Singapore’s bar model method could potentially increase ten folds in no time.
by Numerati June 11, 2025
Get the Mindful Modelingmug. When educators who are cat lovers love to pose creative math questions—and mathematical quickies or trickies—that center around their pets (or “masters of the house”), or are attracted by real-life word problems that embrace the feline family.
Two brain-unfriendly questions that exhibit mathematical purrfection are:
1. At a Cats’ Café, how many cute kittens are there if there are 9 more legs than tails?
2. Guesstimate the average cat bill at the veterinarian over her lifestyle.
1. At a Cats’ Café, how many cute kittens are there if there are 9 more legs than tails?
2. Guesstimate the average cat bill at the veterinarian over her lifestyle.
by Numerati June 18, 2025
Get the Mathematical Purrfectionmug. The ability to quickly and effectively come up with new and creative ideas on or about the number π that are both useful and practical.
Pi velocity measures one’s capacity to produce the most number of pi results in the least amount of time, which occurs when there are minimal creative barriers and sufficient time spent on the math project.
by Numerati October 11, 2025
Get the Pi Velocitymug. Math problems titles filled with oft-minimalist information that tend to put off or confuse math-anxious people, who may find them mentally nauseating or brain-unfriendly.
Like wasabi peas and sushis, wallet-friendly wasabi math titles from Asian and Communist countries would petrify the majority of K–12 American students and their teachers, who’re spoon-fed with drill-and-kill questions.
by Numerati November 24, 2024
Get the Wasabi Mathmug. That applying math in meeting people’s needs and wants, or in coming up with products of desire, could make you über-rich, because the geeks shalt inherit the earth—think of the founders of Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, Amazon, TikTok, and Tesla.
Gates, Bezos, Zuckerberg, and Musk are today’s most prominent hate-and-love ambassadors of the math porn movement, whose products or services have led billions of users into technological or digital bondage.
by Numerati September 23, 2024
Get the Math Pornmug. 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.
by Numerati November 12, 2023
Get the Toilet Pimug.