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Ad hoc can also function as an adjective describing temporary, provisional, or improvised methods to deal with a particular problem, the tendency of which has given rise to the noun adhocism. [1] This concept highlights the flexibility and adaptability often required in problem-solving across various domains.
Ad hoc hypotheses are justifications that prevent theories from being falsified. Possible explanations can become needlessly complex. It might be coherent, for instance, to add the involvement of leprechauns to any explanation, but Occam's razor would prevent such additions unless they were necessary.
A plan is typically any diagram or list of steps with details of timing and resources, used to achieve an objective to do something. It is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions through which one expects to achieve a goal. For spatial or planar topologic or topographic sets see map. Plans can be formal or informal:
In science and philosophy, an ad hoc hypothesis is a hypothesis added to a theory in order to save it from being falsified.. For example, a person that wants to believe in leprechauns can avoid ever being proven wrong by using ad hoc hypotheses (e.g., by adding "they are invisible", then "their motives are complex", and so on).
We can offer individual, ad hoc explanations for the movement of nearly every segment of the American electorate toward Trump and for the movement against every governing party in the developed world.
The concept has been further developed by academics such as Henry Mintzberg. Adhocracy is the system of adaptive, creative, and flexible integrative behavior based on non-permanence and spontaneity. These characteristics are believed to allow adhocracy to respond faster than traditional bureaucratic organizations while being more open to new ideas.
The ad, called “Concepts of a Plan,” will air in battleground states on broadcast and cable shows, the campaign said, targeting diverse audiences during “programs like 9-1-1, Brilliant Minds ...
The four prongs include a plan to “rip health insurance away from millions,” “raise the costs of prescription drugs and health insurance,” “cut Medicare and slash Medicaid” and “ban ...