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:::: Second, I was far more concerned about scenarios involving geometric tasks which chose to use {{tau}} rather than {{pi}}, as each of those tasks would need to note how to derive {{tau}} from {{pi}}, which would complicate them. (A trivial complication yes, but still a reduction in their simplicity)--[[User:Short Circuit|Michael Mol]] 13:37, 2 August 2011 (UTC) |
:::: Second, I was far more concerned about scenarios involving geometric tasks which chose to use {{tau}} rather than {{pi}}, as each of those tasks would need to note how to derive {{tau}} from {{pi}}, which would complicate them. (A trivial complication yes, but still a reduction in their simplicity)--[[User:Short Circuit|Michael Mol]] 13:37, 2 August 2011 (UTC) |
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:::: Third, I really wouldn't mind a [[Pi/Pi and Tau]] which showed how convert from pi to tau and back. That kind of triviality isn't something that bothers me, though it may tend to bother contributors who are completeness-driven. --[[User:Short Circuit|Michael Mol]] 13:37, 2 August 2011 (UTC) |
:::: Third, I really wouldn't mind a [[Pi/Pi and Tau]] which showed how convert from pi to tau and back. That kind of triviality isn't something that bothers me, though it may tend to bother contributors who are completeness-driven. --[[User:Short Circuit|Michael Mol]] 13:37, 2 August 2011 (UTC) |
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: I prefer <math>\pi</math>, because of [[wp:Euler's identity|Euler's awesome identity]]: |
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:: <math>e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0</math> |
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: That is an amazingly significant formula, “simply” linking 5 of the key constants into one piece. There is no way that <math>\tau</math> would work nearly so well in it; it's not coupled to the transcendental functions in such a direct fashion. (Also, you use <math>\pi</math> directly when working with circular areas, and neither <math>\pi</math> nor <math>\tau</math> is great for spherical volumes or their equivalents in higher dimensions.) –[[User:Dkf|Donal Fellows]] 21:28, 11 February 2012 (UTC) |
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