--The method of calculating on your fingers the possible number of hours you can sleep after being up later than you wanted.--
Sleep Math is usually only done when you know you have to get up early, wished you could just sleep in, and are stressing because you're afraid you might not get enough sleep.
With a normal, not exhausted brain, you could probably do this math in your head. However, since you are tired you have to go back to how you did math as a child, counting on fingers.
Sleep Math is usually only done when you know you have to get up early, wished you could just sleep in, and are stressing because you're afraid you might not get enough sleep.
With a normal, not exhausted brain, you could probably do this math in your head. However, since you are tired you have to go back to how you did math as a child, counting on fingers.
(Couple intended to go to bed 'early' this particular night, and instead, stayed up way late talking & watching old episodes of The Sopranos.)
After finally brushing teeth and getting ready for bed, girl notices guy using his fingers to count something, like this 30+ man is all of sudden a 5 year old--
Girl to Guy--"You must be doing Sleep Math"
After finally brushing teeth and getting ready for bed, girl notices guy using his fingers to count something, like this 30+ man is all of sudden a 5 year old--
Girl to Guy--"You must be doing Sleep Math"
by M circled and M3 May 21, 2011

by LEOGEO November 15, 2009

When the teacher asked little Timmy how he got his homework done so fast, Timmy replied,
"I went home and did some crystal math."
"I went home and did some crystal math."
by PepPep98 May 6, 2011

by KtC August 12, 2003

A term used by those who know beforehand that they don’t stand a chance to pass their math test or exam unless they resort to lying, cheating, or bribery—they often blame the teacher for bias against them, practicing unfair grading, or setting unrealistic or artificial questions that are confusing and open to different interpretations.
Guesstimate how many Trumpublican students in red states every year would scapegoat fake math for their failure to get a passing grade in their middle- or high-school math paper rather than putting in the time and effort to master the math concepts.
by MathPlus September 14, 2021

When math publishers resort to retrenching editors and shelving new manuscripts in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, thus shattering the dream of both novice and seasoned math writers.
In spite of financial assistance from the government to help businesses save jobs, a number of family-owned publishers worldwide are enacting scissors math measures on the pretext of preventing their companies from going under.
by MathPlus February 17, 2021

A term referring to a person who always studies in the mathematics and computer science building who is found attractive by undergraduate students- specifically freshmen and sophomore girls- but the name of this individual is unknown, so they are referred to as "math bae".
by gothnalgene February 28, 2017
