ad hocery

== English == === Alternative forms === adhocery, adhoc-ery, ad hoc-ery, ad-hoc-ery, ad-hocery, adhockery, ad hockery, ad-hockery === Etymology === From ad hoc +‎ -ery. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ædˈhɒkəɹi/ === Noun === ad hocery (countable and uncountable, plural ad hoceries) (informal) Use of ad hoc or improvised reasoning. (computing) Arbitrary decision rules sometimes included in artificially intelligent software to simulate the unexpectedness in human reasoning. ==== Synonyms ==== ad hocism ==== See also ==== short-termism === References ===