"Napkin math" is the act of performing estimates (usually of a financial nature) to roughly determine the feasibility or validity of an outcome or fact. It is usually performed in an informal setting.
Napkin is an allusion to the disposable nature of the information.
Napkin is an allusion to the disposable nature of the information.
"I've done napkin math Dave, even if you get a $10k/year raise you still can't afford that mortgage".
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Get the Sparx maths mug.A formula to ensure you (or whoever you are buying beer for) gets the drunkest for lowest amount of money:
"Beer Score" = (Beer Size x Beer ABV) / Price
Used to get the score of the beer you are drinking and to compare against other beer's score.
"Beer Score" = (Beer Size x Beer ABV) / Price
Used to get the score of the beer you are drinking and to compare against other beer's score.
Pint of Guinness costs $5 at the bar... 16oz x 4.2 ABV / $5 = 13
Quart of Olde English costs $3 at the corner store... 32oz x 5.9 ABV / $3 = 63
So using Beer Math it takes 5x as much money to get drunk off Guinness at the bar than it does from OE in parking lot.
Quart of Olde English costs $3 at the corner store... 32oz x 5.9 ABV / $3 = 63
So using Beer Math it takes 5x as much money to get drunk off Guinness at the bar than it does from OE in parking lot.
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Get the Beer Math mug.Mute Math is and indie/alternative/rock band from New Orleans, Lousiana and Springfield, Missouri. They were started in 2001 when a long distance collaboration suddenly clicked between Paul Meany and Darren King. With the recruiting of guitarist Greg Hill and bass player Roy-Mitchell Cordenas, Mute Math was formed.
They released their debut EP Reset on Teleprompt in September 2004. Their top hits include; Typical, Peculiar People, and Plan B.
They have made 2 albums so far; Flesh and Bones Electric Fun (Live), and Mute Math.
They released their debut EP Reset on Teleprompt in September 2004. Their top hits include; Typical, Peculiar People, and Plan B.
They have made 2 albums so far; Flesh and Bones Electric Fun (Live), and Mute Math.
Guy 1: Dude did you go to the Mute Math concert last saturday at the superdome?
Guy 2: Hell yeah dude; it was sick, especially that Typical song.
Guy 2: Hell yeah dude; it was sick, especially that Typical song.
by Rod69696969 June 17, 2008
Get the Mute Math mug.Pioneered by Ken James (an engineering student at OSU), it is the ability to solve math and engineering problems without actually knowing how to do the problem. The technique involves ranking and ordering of numbers, canceling units, and other ninja like skills that enable you to at least approximate the correct answer, if not actually solve the problem.
Student: Damn! I can't do this.
Ken: It's answer "B"
Student: How do you know?
Ken: It's my mad ninja math skills. I can't explain how to do it because there is no real method, but if you know what to look for the answer just stands out.
Ken: It's answer "B"
Student: How do you know?
Ken: It's my mad ninja math skills. I can't explain how to do it because there is no real method, but if you know what to look for the answer just stands out.
by badpanda April 28, 2010
Get the Ninja Math mug.Hipster mathematics, sometimes shortened to "hipster math", is a type of mathematics inherent to the lifestyle of hipsters. Hipster math does not follow the rules of the classical mathematics established by trained mathematicians and taught in schools. In this sense, hipster math is a form of "experimental" or "quantum" mathematics.
For example, it is well understood in classical mathematics that if a bank account contains a finite amount of funds, then the combination of having no fixed income with repeatedly withdrawing money from said bank account to finance lattes, flat whites, tighter and tighter jeans, Tom's shoes, outrageous sunglasses, the latest iPhone, ironic cigarettes, and obscure art magazines will eventually produce a zero or even negative balance. However, even hipsters with absolutely no income whatsoever (i.e. hipsters without even a token job at a video rental shop or as a barista) are able to continually and indefinitely finance such frivolities. Another interesting aspect of hipster math is that whenever you think you have counted all the hipsters in an urban park, there are always at least three or four more lurking about that somehow escaped the count, despite the fact that they are strumming guitars and singing loudly and are clearly visible in vibrant hipster uniforms.
For example, it is well understood in classical mathematics that if a bank account contains a finite amount of funds, then the combination of having no fixed income with repeatedly withdrawing money from said bank account to finance lattes, flat whites, tighter and tighter jeans, Tom's shoes, outrageous sunglasses, the latest iPhone, ironic cigarettes, and obscure art magazines will eventually produce a zero or even negative balance. However, even hipsters with absolutely no income whatsoever (i.e. hipsters without even a token job at a video rental shop or as a barista) are able to continually and indefinitely finance such frivolities. Another interesting aspect of hipster math is that whenever you think you have counted all the hipsters in an urban park, there are always at least three or four more lurking about that somehow escaped the count, despite the fact that they are strumming guitars and singing loudly and are clearly visible in vibrant hipster uniforms.
"Dude, I think I have seen the same hipster going into that gentrified greasy spoon every night to chow down on a grilled cheese + lobster sandwich, crinkle-cut sweet potato fries, and an ethically-sourced lingonberry milkshake while listening to The Kooks in his Beats headphones and simultaneously scanning Pitchfork and a Henry James novel. He follows it all up with a latte macchiato and four or five Peruvian-chocolate-topped sheeps' butter biscotti. How is he losing weight instead of gaining it?"
"Don't worry about it, man. It's just hipster math."
"Don't worry about it, man. It's just hipster math."
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