Mathematical Orgy

An excessive use of numbers or statistics to quantify everything and everyone, be it in the collection of data in a census or survey, the use or misuse of analytics or metrics, and data harvesting by big tech companies, with the aim to brainwash or control people, and to influence their decisions and habits.

Both governments and media conglomerates haven’t ceased to indulge in mathematical orgy to track people’s likes and dislikes, emotions and moods, and fears and worries.

by Fasters April 18, 2023

Mathematical Grawlix

A string of typographical and mathematical symbols, such as $#√(-1)+ and ∫eˣ = f(uⁿ), used in place of an obscenity, especially among geeks on social media.

Which mathematical grawlix would you dare sending to your boss after you’ve submitted your resignation letter?

by Covido May 31, 2022

Mathematical Typhoon

A cyclone or hurricane that is named after a famous mathematician—like math, its presence never fails to instill fear in the general population.

Pascal is expected to hit the Philippines by early Monday morning—which happens to be a public holiday—after the mathematical typhoon had caused havoc in southern China.

by MathPlus March 24, 2017

Mathematical Rhombus

A word that express excitement from the show "Adventure Time".

Lizzy: Mathematical Rhombus!
Olivia: Why?
Lizzy: Because the world-famous shows in the world.
Olivia: That's okay. You should find Pendleton (Pen) Ward's Cartoons here.
Lizzy: Well.

by PrincessCuppyCakes April 21, 2013

Mathematical Virgin

One who has never experienced the joy (or pain) of rigorous proofs in high-school Euclidean geometry or college calculus.

Angel couldn't understand why mathematicians make such a big fuss about rigorously proving mathematical results that are intuitively obvious to her—one should forgive her for her immaturity as she's still a mathematical virgin.

by MathPlus April 20, 2017

Mathematical Bullshit

The lie that an educated person needs to be versed in both probability and statistics, besides being fluent in applied arithmetic, to function confidently in life.

Unless they’re a math teacher or textbook writer, folks from most walks of life hardly need anything beyond grade four math to handle everyday numbers seamlessly—that they require higher math to succeed in life is nothing but mathematical bullshit.

by MathPlus October 28, 2017

Mathematical Virginity

You lose it when you experience your first Aha! moment—when you feel like parading yourself naked after being struck by an insight, or upon solving a difficult math problem.

Billy lost his mathematical virginity after he found an intuitive proof to the Pythagorean theorem.

by MathPlus October 5, 2017