ad hocery
/ædˈhɒkəɹi/
ad hocery noun: use of ad hoc or improvised reasoning.
Noun
ad hocery (countable and uncountable, plural ad hoceries)
- Use of ad hoc or improvised reasoning.
- We can, of course, simply drift into the future, in which case where we end up will be the result of inertia buffeted by ad hocery and circumstance.2011, Alan Cairns, Citizens Plus: Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian State, page 80
- Synonyms:
- ad hocism
- Arbitrary decision rules sometimes included in artificially intelligent software to simulate the unexpectedness in human reasoning.
Synonyms of ad hocery
Forms of ad hocery
| plural | ad hoceries |
|---|---|
| alternative form | adhocery |
| alternative form | adhoc-ery |
| alternative form | ad hoc-ery |
| alternative form | ad-hoc-ery |
| alternative form | ad-hocery |
| alternative form | adhockery |
| alternative form | ad hockery |
| alternative form | ad-hockery |
Origin of ad hocery
From ad hoc + -ery.
Questions about ad hocery
- What does ad hocery mean?
- Ad hocery means use of ad hoc or improvised reasoning.
- What part of speech is ad hocery?
- Ad hocery is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ad hocery?
- Ad hocery is pronounced /ædˈhɒkəɹi/.
- What is the plural of ad hocery?
- The plural of ad hocery is ad hoceries.
Words near ad hocery in the dictionary
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