Mathemaku

//ˌmæθəˈmækuː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A genre of pseudohaiku which combines a very short poetic structure with elegant mathematical expression; also, an example of this genre. countable, rare, uncountable

    "1988, Bob Grumman, Mathemaku II, main title"

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"1988, Bob Grumman, Mathemaku II, main title"

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.

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