English Explanatory Dictionary

mathemaku

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˌmæθəˈmækuː/

Word forms

mathemaku

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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