ad hoc

See also: adhoc and ad-hoc

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin ad hoc (“for this”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ad hoc (comparative more ad hoc, superlative most ad hoc)

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

Derived terms

Translations
special — see special
impromptu — see impromptu
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Adverb

ad hoc (comparative more ad hoc, superlative most ad hoc)

  1. On the spur of the moment.
  2. For a particular purpose.

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Finnish

Etymology

From Latin ad hoc.

Adjective

ad hoc (not comparable)

  1. (rare) ad hoc (for a particular purpose)

Usage notes

The Finnish term mainly used instead of "ad hoc committee" is työryhmä

Declension

Used only in uninflected form to modify a noun, as in ad hoc -komitea ("ad hoc committee").

Latin

Phrase

ad hoc

  1. to this end, for this, to this point, to this.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ad hoc.

Adjective

ad hoc (invariable, comparable)

  1. ad hoc (created for a particular purpose)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ad hoc.

Adverb

ad hoc

  1. ad hoc (for this particular purpose)

Further reading
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