"ad hocery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ad hoceries [plural]
Etymology: From ad hoc + -ery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ad hoc|ery}} ad hoc + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|~|nolinkhead=1}} ad hocery (countable and uncountable, plural ad hoceries)
  1. Use of ad hoc or improvised reasoning. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: ad hocism, adhocery, adhoc-ery, ad hoc-ery, ad-hoc-ery, adhockery, ad hockery, ad-hockery Related terms: short-termism
    Sense id: en-ad_hocery-en-noun-XcSN31qo
  2. (computing) Arbitrary decision rules sometimes included in artificially intelligent software to simulate the unexpectedness in human reasoning. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-ad_hocery-en-noun-7mff9Fov Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 29 71 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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