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We report on a measurement of $\ensuremath{\sigma}(p\overline{p}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}W+X)B(W\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\tau}\ensuremath{\nu})$ in $p\overline{p}$ collisions at $\sqrt{s}\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}1.8\mathrm{TeV}$ at the Fermilab Tevatron. The measurement is based on an integrated luminosity (lum) of $18{\mathrm{pb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ of data collected with the D0 detector during 1994--1995. We find that $\ensuremath{\sigma}(p\overline{p}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}W+X)B(W\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\tau}\ensuremath{\nu})\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}2.22\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.09(\mathrm{stat})\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.10(\mathrm{syst})\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.10(\mathrm{lum})\mathrm{nb}$. Lepton universality predicts that the ratio of the tau and electron electroweak charged current couplings to the $W$ boson, ${g}_{\ensuremath{\tau}}^{W}{/g}_{e}^{W}$, be unity. We find ${g}_{\ensuremath{\tau}}^{W}{/g}_{e}^{W}\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}=\phantom{\rule{0ex}{0ex}}0.980\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.031$, in agreement with lepton universality.
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