Definitions by Numerati
DOGE Math
Short for “Department of Government Efficiency” Math. When a gang of smart alecks directed by some billionaire jerk-nerd come into the workplace and start accessing the personal data of allegedly underperforming or malingering math educators, or heartlessly email them over the weekend about their terminations, particularly targeting those who had unprovenly criticized the radical ideology of the MAGA cult or the conspiracies perpetrated by alt-right groups.
Outnumbered
This is what happens to your enemies (competitors, critics, naysayers, hypocrites, trollers, haters, hackers, …) when you are on the same side as the God of Abraham, Jacob, and Isaac, or shielded by the Holy Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit)—and protected by an invisible army of angelic beings against the dark or evil forces.
Jealousy and envy against God’s children are expected, but they needn’t worry or fear, because the spiritual forces against them are outnumbered by God’s legions of spiritual warriors.
Outnumbered by Numerati February 24, 2025
Working Out Pi
When both professional and amateur mathematicians worldwide go beyond calculating the number π to billions of digits to often set up world records—their effective algorithms or methods or formulas used to achieve these high-precision calculations also directly or indirectly help usher in new developments in mathematics.
The mathematical brethren’s quest for working out pi is like MAGA patriots doing all they can to ensure that their cult leader gets reelected by any means, legal or not.
Working Out Pi by Numerati February 10, 2025
DEI Math
When a white supremacist or/and chauvinist suspects that an ill-posed or poorly worded math question, or for that matter any mathematical faux pas, big or small, most likely comes from a woman/person of color/immigrant/LBGTQ.
The Muskification of Singapore Math
When publishing houses in the “fine” city of Singapore give their oft-half-baked editorial staff and their semi-inept bosses an ultimatum: commit to high-quality publishing (with limited or quasi-zero resources) and willingness to go the extra (second) mile and helping the company to achieve exponential profitability.
In the Muskification of Singapore math exercise, some morally bankrupt managing editors and publishing managers have further slashed the already-low budget for proofreaders, reviewers, and consultants—editors and writers are expected to wear multiple hats while producing wallet-happy titles.
The Muskification of Singapore Math by Numerati January 31, 2025
Spatial Structuring
When students exercise shape flexibility in solving a math problem to enhance their understanding, or to figure out any hidden or nonobvious relationship between the known and unknown quantities, such as moving and rearranging parts of a bar model drawing or/and adding dotted lines to a model diagram.
It’s not surprising that those who practice spatial structuring stand a higher chance of solving a word problem when using the “draw a diagram” strategy than their peers who don’t.
Spatial Structuring by Numerati January 29, 2025
Mathematical Toughies
A term for brain-unfriendly or challenging math questions that generally evoke panic and fear, which may also be accompanied by recurring nightmares, among math-anxious or mathophobic students, parents, and teachers—the opposite of “mathematical slowies.”
For most educated folks, who lack the intelligence or training to solving math contests and olympiad questions, these mathematical toughies are off-putting or repugnant to them.
Mathematical Toughies by Numerati January 24, 2025