For a particular purpose. / Created on the spur of the moment; impromptu. / (sciences, of a hypothesis) Postulated solely to save a theory from being falsified, without making any new predictions.

On the spur of the moment. / For a particular purpose.

Alternative spelling of ad hoc

Alternative spelling of ad hoc

Alternative form of ad hocness

The quality or condition of being ad hoc.

plural of ad-hoc polymorphism

(computer science) A kind of polymorphism where polymorphic functions can be applied to arguments of different types, as they can denote a number of distinct and potentially heterogeneous implementations depending on the types of argument to which they are applied.

Use of ad hoc or improvised reasoning. / (computing) Arbitrary decision rules sometimes included in artificially intelligent software to simulate the unexpectedness in human reasoning.

Alternative spelling of ad hocism