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Re: [std-proposals] Introducing std::numbers::tau

From: Giuseppe D'Angelo <giuseppe.dangelo_at_[hidden]>
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2022 12:01:47 +0100
On 06/03/2022 02:19, Arthur O'Dwyer via Std-Proposals wrote:
> I'm familiar with https://tauday.com/tau-manifesto
> <https://tauday.com/tau-manifesto> , but still, you're going to have an
> uphill battle explaining why "tau_v" would be a better name than "twopi_v".

Note that if one does a mental mapping of

* pi_v = M_PI, hence
* twopi_v = M_2_PI

this will backfire -- M_2_PI is 2/pi, not 2*pi.

My 2 c,
-- 
Giuseppe D'Angelo

Received on 2022-03-06 11:01:54