Symbols:Greek/Tau
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Tau
The $19$th letter of the Greek alphabet.
- Minuscule: $\tau$
- Majuscule: $\Tau$
The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\tau\) is \tau .
The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\Tau\) is \Tau .
Topology
- $\tau$
Frequently used, and conventionally in many texts, to denote a general topology.
It is usually introduced as part of the notation $T = \struct {S, \tau}$ for a general topological space.
Temperature
- $\tau$
The usual symbol used to denote temperature is the Greek letter $\tau$ (tau).
Its $\LaTeX$ code is \tau .
Linguistic Note
The name of the Greek letter $\tau$ (tau) is properly pronounced to rhyme with cow not caw.
Sources
- 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $\tau$