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Mathematical Wokeism

When ultra-MAGA Trumpublicans or white Christian nationalists are hell-bent to censor any math educator or publisher who dares to expose the whitewashing of math or math education throughout history, because allowing them to right any past mathematical wrongs or injustices committed by colonialists or imperialists would lay bare their selfish attempts to brainwash millions of children that the evolution of mathematical ideas is a white people’s contribution.
White supremacist or extremist math educators label mathematicians and math educators, who question the distorted or fake view of the history of mathematics, or who lecture about mathematical wokeism, as “mathematically toxic”—they’d be deprived of education funding for discussing that math is racist, or for condemning centuries-long white male privilege in academia.
by Fasters May 26, 2023
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mateo is the type of boy that grows taller than you after being one of the shortest in the class.

He is super nice and friendly and he always knows how to cheer you up. Despite his awkwardness, he makes a good friend and will always take time to listen to you.

Mateo is overall a great guy and will definitely be able to put a smile on your face.
Person 1: haha he’s so awkward it makes me laugh.

Person 2: yeah that’s mateo, he’s a great friend
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person: omg have you seen mateo? hes so hot
other person: obviously hes so fine, its cuz hes a pimp
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mathers

(n.) A man who sleeps with a lot of women, i.e. gets a lot of pussy/beaver.
Named after Jerry Mathers, who played the lovable Beaver from 1957-63 on the hit show "Leave it to Beaver".
That Bill has a different chick every night. He's a real mathers!
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mathematical fallacy

Nerds like to use this when they procrastinate.
The mathematical fallacy 2 = 1 is a classic one, guess which step is incorrect:

Let x = y.
Multiply by x: x² = xy.
Subtract y²: x² − y² = xy − y².
Factorize: (x − y)(x + y) = y(x − y).
Divide by (x − y): x + y = y
Because x = y, replace all x's with y's: y + y = y
Simplify: 2y = y
Divide by y: 2 = 1

Did you see the incorrect step? Spoiler alert: it's the fifth one; you can't divide by (x − y), as that equals 0 (because x and y are equal), and you can't divide by zero.
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mathematics

the science that deals with the study of numbers in relation to operative functioning calculation signs.
i love mathematics so much i can study it all day long!!!
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Mathochist

So one who finds pleasure in the pains of math.
My friend likes to do math so much he's a Mathochist.
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