Fasters's definitions
When a formula looks more complex than it is because it contains the constant π, whose sight or sound often frightens those who suffer from math anxiety.
Guesstimate how many mature students worldwide are reluctant to sign up for short math or statistics courses to upgrade themselves, because they are masked by pi.
by Fasters January 15, 2022
Get the Masked by Pimug. A Chinese three-stroke character or surname that is pronounced as “wù.” As an adjective, it means rising to a height; towering; flat top; or bald.
by Fasters September 25, 2022
Get the 兀mug. Short for “Always Stop And Pray”—when you need to be as smart or sharp as possible in tackling urgent and important matters, by relying on the Holy Spirit (the Third Person in the Trinity) for wisdom and direction for your solution.
The moment I realize that ASAP needn’t always stand for “As Soon As Possible,” I quickly submitted this long-overdue definition for publication.
by Fasters May 14, 2022
Get the ASAPmug. When the number π is being blessed today as a symbol of global recognition that few remember that she was once addicted to geometry, particularly chained to the circle (until she gained her freedom thanks to her contributions to other branches of mathematics), and suffered centuries-long depression as mathematicians vied to assign her the best approximate value based on their methods of computation.
From her early humble days in Greece in the hands of Archimedes, when they’re trying to determine a good approximation for her, the number π has hitherto remained a constant of choice among the mathematical brethren, who hope that the discovery of pi plus secrets would help advance their career and achieve mathematical fame or immortality.
by Fasters May 27, 2022
Get the Pi Plusmug. When crypto scammers promise gullible or get-rich-quick folks that they could help them generate π times the bitcoin they send them within a certain timeframe for a wallet-friendly fee.
Countless sites boldly advertise their “Pi Your Bitcoin” schemes, by putting the word “legit” to make people believe it’s not a scam.
by Fasters March 27, 2022
Get the Pi Your Bitcoinmug. A metaphorical way of saying to think creatively or divergently or laterally so that you might increase your chances of experiencing an aha!, just as the number π that beautifully or elegantly reveals itself in unexpected ways that its presence or occurrence often gives the reader a deep sense of mental satisfaction or excitement.
Besides showing thinking, window thinking, and sink thinking, where these activities often trigger an aha!, indulging in pi thinking ought to be encouraged as well.
by Fasters February 24, 2022
Get the Pi Thinkingmug. A three-star-plus hotel that is popular among lower-middle-class tourists, who want a free-and-easy experience, without being pressured to join local group tours to visit oft-spiritually unclean or demonic places of worship and retail shops (which promise to give a percentage of their profits to the tour guide).
The “fine” city of Singapore plans to build more pi star hotels in coming years to target travelers from emerging economies, who couldn’t afford to stay in a five-star hotel, yet wished to receive a perceived first-class visitors’ treatment.
by Fasters January 14, 2023
Get the Pi Star Hotelmug.