ad hocness

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Etymology[edit]

ad hoc +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

ad hocness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or condition of being ad hoc.
    • 2012, Joseph C. Pitt, Marcello Pera, Rational Changes in Science: Essays on Scientific Reasoning[1]:
      They think it necessary to specify a third, heuristic sort of ad hocness.

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