Definition:Zermelo-Fraenkel Set Theory/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Zermelo-Fraenkel Set Theory
Ernst Zermelo first proposed this supposedly rigorous system of axiomatic set theory in $1900$, in order to confront the paradoxes which the axiom of comprehension lead to.
It was modified by Abraham Fraenkel in $1922$.
The system of Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory has formed the basis of most of the formulations of axiomatic set theory which have been created since.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory