Mathematics

Do You Understand This Math Joke?

Math in Homer Simpson 🥧

Today’s math joke is written in some mathematical symbols. The four mathematical symbols represent a word in the English language. Do you know what they mean?

Keep on reading for a scrumptious math joke 😋

The Imaginary Unit: i

‘i’ is a unique number defined as the square root of -1.

2³ = Ate?

2³ is pronounced as ‘two cubed’, meaning we multiply 2 by 3 times. This results in the number 8, which sounds just like ‘ate’!

Σ = Some?

If you didn’t know, this symbol is the upper case letter S in Greek. And in mathematics, it stands for ‘sum’ as it sums up all the numbers like this!

‘sum’ sounds just like ‘some’ in English!

π = Pie!

The number π is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, approximately equal to 3.14.

It’s spelled ‘pi’ and it sounds just like ‘pie’!

Today’s Math Joke 🍰

I ate some pie and it was delicious!