Elevating the constant π to a transcendental level of mathematical or metamathematical (or philosophical) appreciation, with no regard to practical applications—savoring the Platonic ideal of pi that transcends the five senses.
A number of mathematical purists (or spiritually inclined number theorists) secretly love to exoticizing pi when they let loose of their personal or societal inhibitions—when they desire to be in that so-called state of “pi nirvana.”
by Fasters December 26, 2022
The inequality or “woke math” signs for “greater than” (>) and “less than” (<), which often confuse an obscene number of young schoolchildren worldwide, because they mistake one sign for another.
by Fasters July 08, 2023
When someone fails to carry out the operations in a math problem correctly, often because they couldn’t remember the rule, or they use their own oft-flawed logic to do so.
John flunked his recent class test, because he’s a victim of out-of-order math—he repeatedly misused the BODMAS rule to simplify arithmetic expressions, and misapplied the procedure to find the inverse of a matrix.
by Fasters January 07, 2023
A euphemistic term often used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for a public figure who has recently been fired or imprisoned or placed under arrest for corruption charges or sexual infidelity.
China's defence minister, who’s not been seen in public for almost two weeks, is suspected to have had a “health condition.”
by Fasters September 15, 2023
The equation of choice among math paradoxers and recreational mathematicians, who unspokenly derive much satisfaction in exposing students’ fallacious or illogical reasoning that leads to the contradictory result.
Be it due to division by zero or squaring (or square rooting) both sides of an equation, few students wouldn’t want to know why “1 = 2” is logically plausible.
by Fasters May 03, 2022
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
Short for “non-fungible token mania.” The urge or rage to own and invest in dear NFTs—and the desire by artists and creators to sell their digital assets at obscene or outrageous prices.
Is NFTmania the modern-day Tulipmania? A get-rich-quick blockchained scheme that would lead many to poverty or bankruptcy.
by Fasters November 14, 2022