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❮ cmath Methods

Example

Print the value of tau:

#Import cmath Library
import cmath

#Print the value of tau
print (cmath.tau)

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Definition and Usage

The cmath.tau constant returns tau, which is 6.283185307179586.

It is defined as the ratio of the circumference to the radius of a circle. Tau is a circle constant and the value is equivalent to 2π.

Note: Mathematically tau is represented by τ.

Syntax

cmath.tau

Technical Details

Return Value:	A `float` value, 6.283185307179586, representing the mathematical constant tau
Python Version:	3.6

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