Metamath Proof Explorer


Definition df-tau

Description: Define the circle constant tau, _tau = 6.28318..., which is the smallest positive real number whose cosine is one. Various notations have been used or proposed for this number including _tau , a three-legged variant of _pi , or 2pi . Note the difference between this constant tau and the formula variable ta . Following our convention, the constant is displayed in upright font while the variable is in italic font; furthermore, the colors are different. (Contributed by Jim Kingdon, 9-Apr-2018) (Revised by AV, 1-Oct-2020)

Ref Expression
Assertion df-tau τ = sup + cos -1 1 <

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 ctau class τ
1 crp class +
2 ccos class cos
3 2 ccnv class cos -1
4 c1 class 1
5 4 csn class 1
6 3 5 cima class cos -1 1
7 1 6 cin class + cos -1 1
8 cr class
9 clt class <
10 7 8 9 cinf class sup + cos -1 1 <
11 0 10 wceq wff τ = sup + cos -1 1 <