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mathemaku

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌmæθəˈmækuː/

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noun

Meaning 1

A genre of pseudohaiku which combines a very short poetic structure with elegant mathematical expression; also, an example of this genre.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, rare, uncountable

Examples

  • 1988, Bob Grumman, Mathemaku II, main title

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Coined by Bob Grumman, who invented the genre, and first attested in 1988; formed as a blend of either mathema(tics) or mathema(tical) with (hai)ku.