Latin phrase signifying a solution meant to address one specific problem or task
This article is about the Latin phrase. For other uses, see Ad hoc (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with A priori and a posteriori.
Ad hoc is a Latin phrase meaning literally 'for this'. In English, it typically signifies a solution for a specific purpose, problem, or task rather than a generalized solution adaptable to collateral instances (compare with a priori).
Common examples are ad hoc committees and commissions created at the national or international level for a specific task. For example, in other fields, the term could refer to a military unit created under special circumstances (see task force), a handcrafted network protocol (e.g., ad hoc network), a temporary banding together of geographically-linked franchise locations (of a given national brand) to issue advertising coupons, or a purpose-specific equation.
Ad hoc can also be an adjective describing the temporary, provisional, or improvised methods to deal with a particular problem, the tendency of which has given rise to the noun adhocism.[1]
^American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, 2nd Edition
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