τ

See also: Τ, τ., τ', and Appendix:Variations of "t"

τ U+03C4, τ
GREEK SMALL LETTER TAU
σ
[U+03C3]
Greek and Coptic υ
[U+03C5]
𝜏 U+1D70F, 𝜏
MATHEMATICAL ITALIC SMALL TAU
𝜎
[U+1D70E]
Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝜐
[U+1D710]

Translingual

When a circle's radius is 1 unit, its circumference is τ units.

Symbol

τ

  1. (physics) torque
  2. (physics) shear stress
  3. (mathematics, neologism) An irrational constant defined as the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its radius, equal to the radian measure of a full turn; approximately 6.283185307 (equal to 2π, or twice the value of π).
  4. (physics) tauon

See also

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Derived from its majuscule counterpart Τ.

Letter

τ (t) (lowercase, uppercase Τ)

  1. Lower-case tau (ταῦ), the 19th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the voiceless unaspirated alveolar or dental plosive /t/. It is preceded by σ and followed by υ.

Derived terms

See also tau

See also

Greek

Letter

τ (t) (lowercase, uppercase Τ)

  1. The lower case letter tau (ταυ), the 19th letter of the modern Greek alphabet.

See also

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