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-11<

Detailed syntax breakdown

Step Hyp Ref Expression
0 ctau classτ
1 crp class+
2 ccos classcos
3 2 ccnv classcos-1
4 c1 class1
5 4 csn class1
6 3 5 cima classcos-11
7 1 6 cin class+cos-11
8 cr class
9 clt class<
10 7 8 9 cinf classsup+cos-11<
11 0 10 wceq wffτ=sup+cos-11<