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Meaning of ad hocery | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ædˈhɒkəɹi

Definitions

  1. Use of ad hoc or improvised reasoning.
    countable, informal, uncountable
  2. Arbitrary decision rules sometimes included in artificially intelligent software to simulate the unexpectedness in human reasoning.
    countable, informal, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

ad hocism ad hockery ad hocness ad hom ad hominem ad idem

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