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A lowercase Greek letter commonly used to represent time constants, torque, or periods in physics and engineering.

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Examples

Time constant in physics or engineering

T = 2\pi\tau \text{ where } \tau \text{ is the period}

Circle constant (2π)

C = \tau r = 2\pi r

Torque in mechanics

\tau = r \times F