Tau

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Tau /ˈtɔː, ˈt/[1] (uppercase Τ, lowercase τ; Greek: ταυ [taf]) is the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 300.

The name in English is pronounced /t/ or /tɔː/,[2] but in modern Greek it is [taf].[3][4] This is because the pronunciation of the combination of Greek letters αυ has changed from ancient to modern times from one of [au] to either [av] or [af], depending on what follows (see Greek orthography).

Tau was derived from the Phoenician letter taw Phoenician taw.svg (