270 definitions by Fasters
When someone kills or poisons their parent or grandparent or sibling who owns a collection of coveted or dear Non-Fungible Tokens in the hope of acquiring it.
The judge needed more time to sentence the criminal, because the murder by NFTs case was a first of its kind among a number of trials involving cryptocurrencies.
by Fasters February 19, 2022
When believers subscribe to the uncompromising view that any numbers or fractions mentioned in, or mathematical constants derived from, the Bible must be taken literally with zero room for approximation, adulteration, or subtraction.
Founded by a group of Bible literalists-turned-theomaticians, the π = 3 Church has so far failed to appeal to pre-believers and the converted, especially those who’re allergic to school or college math, despite regularly distributing free pies and pizzas to the poor in the community.
by Fasters February 12, 2023
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
When the three parts that make up the number π decide to perform a Michael Jackson’s moonwalk in front of a geeky audience.
With three permissible orientations of the legs (/, |, \), show that there are at most six possible movements of the pi dance.
by Fasters June 25, 2022
Out-of-print math titles whose covers, contents, or creators the present generation could still remember, because when they were students, teachers, or parents, these wallet-friendly, brain-unfriendly books had positively impacted their mathematical learning or teaching, which were unsurprisingly bestsellers of their day.
Singapore’s zombie math titles of yesteryear like Fabian Ng’s “Process Skills in Problem Solving,” Dr Y H Leong’s “Challenging Problems in Mathematics,” and K C Yan’s “Mathematical Quickies & Trickies” had not only differentiated themselves from the sea of canned drill-and-kill titles, but they have since become an integral part of the local math education culture.
by Fasters February 5, 2022
Doing math from a cat’s standpoint, or with the least effort. When a creative but lazy person is always on the lookout for a shortcut or hack to solve a math problem, so that they could have more time for leisure or rest.
Street-smart people tend to use Garfield math strategies to deal with their everyday quantitative challenges, compared to their exam-smart counterparts who prefer a more conventional or routine approach.
by Fasters February 6, 2022