ad hocness
English
Alternative forms
- ad-hocness
- adhocness
Etymology
ad hoc + -ness
Noun
ad hocness (uncountable)
- The quality or condition of being ad hoc.
- 2012, Joseph C. Pitt, Marcello Pera, Rational Changes in Science: Essays on Scientific Reasoning
- They think it necessary to specify a third, heuristic sort of ad hocness.
- 2012, Joseph C. Pitt, Marcello Pera, Rational Changes in Science: Essays on Scientific Reasoning
Further reading
- ad hocness, ad-hocness, adhocness at Google Ngram Viewer