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Pi in the Pandemic

When the number π tries to keep herself fresh in the mind’s eye of mathematicians and math educators, by getting involved in the christening of new words and phrases, such as “piralysis,” “Covid-π,” and “pi in the sky”; or by letting her and other pi expressions being redefined with new meanings, often associated with Covid-19 or its variants.

Like the top billionaires who became wealthier during the coronavirus crisis, thanks to Urban Dictionary, pi in the pandemic was productive in producing a few dozen new pi-words and phrases to keep the mathematical brethren in some quasi-aha! mood in the midst of fear and pain.

by MathPlus October 15, 2021

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