The sentence {tt (< $tau_1$ $tau_2$)} is true if and only if the number denoted by $tau_1$ is less than the number denoted by $tau_2$.
and also:
a time point ?time-point-1 preceeds a time point ?time-point-2.
(=> (< ?Time-Point-1 ?Time-Point-2)
(=> (And (Time-Point@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-1)
(Time-Point@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-2))
(<=> (< ?Time-Point-1 ?Time-Point-2)
(Or (< (Year-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-1)
(Year-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-2))
(And (= (Year-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-1)
(Year-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-2))
(Or (< (Month-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-1)
(Month-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-2))
(And (= (Month-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-1)
(Month-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-2))
(Or (< (Day-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-1)
(Day-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-2))
(And (= (Day-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-1)
(Day-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-2))
(Or (< (Hour-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-1)
(Hour-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-2))
(And (= (Hour-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-1)
(Hour-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-2))
(Or (< (Minute-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-1)
(Minute-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-2))
(And (= (Minute-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-1)
(Minute-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-2))
(< (Second-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-1)
(Second-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-2)))))))))))))))
(=> (Negative ?X) (< ?X 0))
(=> (> ?Time-Point-1 ?Time-Point-2)
(=> (And (Time-Point@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-1)
(Time-Point@Simple-Time ?Time-Point-2))
(<=> (> ?Time-Point-1 ?Time-Point-2)
(< ?Time-Point-2 ?Time-Point-1))))
(=> (During@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1 ?Time-Range-2)
(< (End-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1)
(End-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-2)))
(=> (Overlaps@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1 ?Time-Range-2)
(< (End-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1)
(End-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-2)))
(=> (Overlaps@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1 ?Time-Range-2)
(< (Start-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-2)
(End-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1)))
(<=> (=< ?X ?Y) (Or (= ?X ?Y) (< ?X ?Y)))
(<=> (Before@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1 ?Time-Range-2)
(< (End-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1)
(Start-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-2)))
(<=> (After@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1 ?Time-Range-2)
(< (End-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-2)
(Start-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1)))
(<=> (During@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1 ?Time-Range-2)
(And (> (Start-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1)
(Start-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-2))
(< (End-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1)
(End-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-2))))
(<=> (Overlaps@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1 ?Time-Range-2)
(And (< (Start-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1)
(Start-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-2))
(< (Start-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-2)
(End-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1))
(< (End-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-1)
(End-Time-Of@Simple-Time ?Time-Range-2))))