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Everyday Mathematics

An exotic form of torture created by McGraw Hill. This system of math learning generally involves learning skills such as: typing numbers onto a calculator, realizing HomeLinks (Homework Pages) have answer keys on them, and most importantly helps your child feel like they understand what they are learning, possibly due to the fact that is because the course teaches one concept over 5 years. Generally when students move on to Algebra, they begin to realize the meaning of Everyday Mathematics. Useless crap.
See algebra. Student: Did you understand how to do the HomeLinks last night?
StudentB: No, I just looked at the key.
Student: Wh...at?! But I was looking in the Everyday Mathematics SRI that she tells us to use!
StudentB: You're an idiot.
by renco_miniac August 27, 2010
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Mathematical Graffiti

An artist’s lawbreaking pastime, whereby they irreverently paint math-related drawings, formulas, or symbols in forbidden areas or public squares without getting caught by the authorities—the artistic equivalent of a couple illicitly indulging in a quickie with zero public knowledge or suspicion.
Few illegal activities give the mathematical graffiti artist more thrill when working in a pressurized environment, compared to taking part in an annual pressure-free graffiti carnival approved by the authorities.
by MathPlus March 13, 2021
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Mathematical Pointillism

The use of small dots rather than a pen, pencil, or Sharpie marker to depict a numeral, geometric figure, formula, or math concept.
Even artists who are allergic to school math could demonstrate their numerical, geometric, or formulaic creativity through mathematical pointillism.
by MathPlus July 9, 2021
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Mathematic’s books

The best (mis)use of an apostrophe spotted outside a city bookstore in mainland China.
An English tourist (who is a linguist professor back home) was reported to have experienced a seconds-long stroke on seeing the “Mathematic’s books” classification, and the cashier on seeing her customer’s dizziness immediately jumped to her rescue.
by Fasters December 11, 2022
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Magical Thinking in Mathematics

When we deceive ourselves and allow others to deceive us on myths, mysteries, and magic in mathematics, be they via half-baked concepts, faux hypotheses, fallacies, paradoxes, tricks, and the like.
How can we fall for less magical thinking in mathematics? By teaching about faulty thinking habits, exposing false assumptions or hypotheses, warning against unquestioned extrapolation or generalization of rules or formulas, and debunking irrational or conspiratorial thinking.
by MathPlus May 5, 2023
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jailbait mathematician

A person who is an expert in determining the legal age of a person.
"She says she was born in '88. How old does that make her?"
"I don't know, go ask the jailbait mathematician."
by CMorales May 3, 2008
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Mathematics

1. A truly amasing subject enjoyed only by the people who understand it.

2. Science would not exist without mathematics.

3. "Mathematics is not magic... just logic" - my maths teacher ><

4. Some ignorant people believe that maths is a male subject (Pffft) =)
Doing a mathematics question:
Gather the important information; figure out what you are required to find; apply the formulae most apropriate to the question; calculate.

The feeling of getting the correct answer (expecially if you have toiled a great deal over it) is unbeatable.

It's orgasmic ;)
by Yuukiiscool March 31, 2009
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