What led to the axiomatic method in the late 1800s?
AThe invention of computers
BThe spread of printing
CThe rise of calculus
DThe foundational crisis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The foundational crisis
1. Late 19th century definitions allowed paradoxes.
2. This foundational crisis led to systematic use of axioms.
3. Calculus and printing came centuries earlier.
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