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Meaning of ad hoc

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

ad hoc

Pronunciation:/ˌæd ˈhɒk//ˌæd ˈhɑk/

adjective

Definitions

  1. For a particular purpose.

  2. Created on the spur of the moment; impromptu.

  3. (of a hypothesis) Postulated solely to save a theory from being falsified, without making any new predictions.

  4. Special.

adverb

Definitions

  1. On the spur of the moment.

  2. For a particular purpose.