To achieve this aim mathematicians tried to see how far results could be generalised and they needed to find pathological counterexamples to show the limits to which generalisation was possible.
Upang makamit ang layunin na ito mathematicians sinubukan upang makita kung gaano kalayo mga resulta ay maaaring generalised at sila ay kailangan upang mahanap ang pathological upang ipakita ang mga counterexamples ang mga limitasyon sa kung saan generalisation ay posible.