When the number π is so proactive and paranoid in marketing herself so that she would constantly remain in the mathematical consciousness of mathematicians and math educators, while making herself conspicuous in the eyes of the lay public to be part of popular culture.
To avoid being disrupted or eclipsed by other mathematical constants, all vying to get the attention of the mathematical brethren, it’s not surprising to witness pi on fire 24/7/365.
by Fasters September 18, 2022
Get the Pi on Firemug. Also known as “Post Truth Pi” or “Fake Pi.” Alternative facts on the number π that are popular in some political or conspiratorial circles, which oft-half-innumerate politicians like to share with their voters to sound mathematically civilized.
From the Encyclopedia of “Alternative Facts,” here are some post pi entries:
The value of π is different on different planets and galaxies.
The number π is contained within π.
The googolth digit of π is 3.
ET sent a pi message to earthlings on Independence Day.
The number π and the Bible are intimately related.
The value of π is different on different planets and galaxies.
The number π is contained within π.
The googolth digit of π is 3.
ET sent a pi message to earthlings on Independence Day.
The number π and the Bible are intimately related.
by Fasters May 20, 2022
Get the Post Pimug. A semiconscious state when you allow your creative mind to define a new (or redefine an existing) word or phrase related to the number π—for example, “pi in the sky” carries different meanings depending on the context.
By drifting into a pi reverie, be it by seeing what’s outside the window while pretending to listen to a sermon, or by staring into space or at the cloud in a posture of prayer, Ian has been blessed with a hundred-odd pi definitions on Urban Dictionary.
by Fasters June 17, 2023
Get the Pi Reveriemug. When an oft-semi-innumerate lay public realize that the number π has so much more to offer in terms of mathematical beauty or metamathematics (or mathematical philosophy), which allows them to experience sporadic aha moments, other than what they had boringly learned about the constant in school.
Going by the increasing number of pop math titles on pi published by math educators of different nationalities in different places, it can be arguably posited that there is presently a post-pandemic pi awakening sweeping the planet, much to the delight of both recreational and amateur mathematicians.
by Fasters December 14, 2022
Get the Pi Awakeningmug. When a postmodern artist uses their own blood or the blood of animals as paint to draw the irrational number π, or to take part in a pi project as part of a math-and-art exhibition.
An artist from the Philippines told the journalist who interviewed him that his bloody pi paintings, which symbolizes his DNA in art, aren't for sale, but the public could view them at his private gallery.
by Fasters December 22, 2022
Get the Bloody Pimug. the littest game ever, found on one of those cheap little handheld 8-bit console thingies. The panda farts to get over the gaps in the great wall of china and it eats bamboo. its on a mad one fr.
by cheesywotsit69420 December 5, 2020
Get the pi wangmug. When the hourly or daily point swings for certain volatile stocks or cryptocurrencies appear to follow the digits of the irrational number π.
Since the Covid-19 outbreak, superstitious speculators who’ve witnessed a number of pi swings wonder whether there could be some numerological or paranormal explanation to that perceived phenomenon.
by Covido November 19, 2022
Get the Pi Swingmug.