Talk:Ad hoc

message: Perhaps the article should address the following issue.
It seems that an "ad hoc method" does not mean a "heuristic".  ad hoc does not imply inexact.
But it seems to be sliding toward that meaning in common usage.  I have seen it used that way.
The article equates ad hoc with "provisional". Other sources say they are synonyms. If you believe in the transitivity of synonyms then ad hoc > provisional > tentative > unproven. By this dubious transitivity one could say that ad hoc as in "ad hoc equation" does mean "heuristic" instead of "for a specific purpose".
Not sure what do, just sayin'  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tadamsmar (talk • contribs) 13:33, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  vs heuristic 

message: Someone should describe the "ad-hoc" methods of wifi connectivity Gigitrix 09:15, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Both, probably.  I suspect one is the literal translation, while the other translates the meaning. --Carnildo 18:03, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  . 

message: "Ad hoc means to have great love for a person. People use it when they are edging towards sexual relationships. It is generally used in coultures such as greece and spain."
Seemed like vandalism to me... reverted it...
75.70.125.3 21:44, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Vandalism

message: Whether or not you agree with whether or not these controversial fields of studies, you have to admit that this reads like an attack on these fields, rather than a neutral assessment of what an "ad hoc hypothesis" is. Jhskulk (talk) 01:14, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Neutrality?

message: This whole post is not precise but beats around the bush , restricting just to computer terminology of Ad Hoc networks would help
59.92.64.170 (talk) 13:21, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not Precise 

message: Why is the neutrality of this article disputed?  Bosniak (talk) 06:29, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I removed it. --68.9.117.147 (talk) 22:06, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why is Neutrality Disputed? 

message: Isn't “dark energy” an ad-hoc hypotheses itself?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.110.185.135 (talk) 12:27, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cosmological constant 

message: I think that I agree with the above comment (at the very top) regarding creating articles for the different types of ad-hoc (like wifi connectivity, for example). Or maybe turn this into a disambiguation page. As it stands now, the article only talks about a few different types of definitions, which could be summarized in more readable and simpler terms in a disambiguation page, which is my alternative suggestion. What think ye, folks? Do either of these suggestions have any beneficial value? Regards, 98.202.38.225 (talk) 15:25, 18 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree (he said, leaving others to do the work!): This article is "about the Latin phrase," not an explication of every manner of its use.  A short explanation of the general meaning, with one or two usage examples (such as add hoc committee and ad hoc hypothesis -- with only phrase-length glosses) are all that is needed. The other material should be elsewhere e.g. ad hoc query in some article on database systems.  The DAB page already points to several such articles.  Once that's done, it's likely that what's left belongs in Wiktionary, not W-pedia, unless the phrase has an interesting role in rise and fall of Julius Caesar or something like that. EEng (talk) 11:52, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

text: I agree this belongs in Wiktionary, and otherwise, ad hoc querying needs to be cleaned up or removed. What is this sentence saying? "Many application software systems have an underl in-depth knowledge of SQL, or database schema that a programmer would have." I can't make heads or tails of it. Jogar2 (talk) 13:47, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  New articles/disambiguation 

message: This uncited alternate meaning may be valid, I don't know. If so it might be a "leakage" from ad lib. In any case, I don't see why the phrases "makeshift solution" and improvised event should be construed as having negative connotation.-Rich Peterson199.33.32.40 (talk) 00:09, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Negative connotations--"Suggesting a makeshift solution, inadequate planning, or improvised events."

message: Does the term "ad hoc" have specific meaning in civil or canon law?  Certainly it has a meaning within decision-making.  I just heard a bishop talking about addressing an issue "ad hoc" at a later date, presumedly when required to by circumstances, as opposed to making the decision in advance based upon hypotheticals. --Bruce Hall (talk) 08:38, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Ad hoc decision-making especially in law or canon law

message: Why does the article encourage readers to compare "ad hoc" to "a priori"? They don't appear to be opposite or similar in meaning. Am I missing something? The only significant connection I can see is that they are both Latin terms. The term "ad hoc" does not appear in the "a priori" article at all. Was this a mistake or confusion by the author? 66.91.36.8 (talk) 02:42, 24 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  A priori?