alleryNewton described his work on the calculus as the theory of:
AFoundations
BFluxions
CFractions
DFrequencies
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Fluxions
1. Newton began his work in 1665.
2. He used it to find tangents and radius of curvature on a curve.
3. He described it as the theory of fluxions.
4. So the answer is fluxions.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics Part II, Ch 8 'Application of Integrals'_
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