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Black Sheep
11th July 2011, 20:34
No more pie? I have to say i'm pretty convinced.



In mathematics, tau (τ) is a constant which has been proposed by Bob Palais, Peter Harremoes, Hermann Laurent, Fred Hoyle, Michael Hartl, and others,[1][2][3][4] as a replacement for the familiar circle-constant π. Their main reason is that circles are more naturally defined by their radius than by their diameter.[5] The value τ = 2π, or approximately 6.28,[6] occurs very frequently in mathematics.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tau_%282%CF%80%29

Check out the Manifesto:

http://tauday.com/tau-manifesto.pdf

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ÑóẊîöʼn
13th July 2011, 11:53
Do we really have to use τ to represent what is effectively 2π? Couldn't that symbol be put to a less redundant use?