ad hocness

English

Alternative forms

• ad-hocness
• adhocness

Etymology

From ad hoc +‎ -ness.

Noun

ad hocness (uncountable)

1. The quality or condition of being ad hoc.
   • 2012, Joseph C. Pitt, Marcello Pera, Rational Changes in Science: Essays on Scientific Reasoning‎^[1]:

     They think it necessary to specify a third, heuristic sort of ad hocness.

Further reading

• ad hocness, ad-hocness, adhocness at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.