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The Latin phrase ad hoc translates as ``toward this'', and is used in mathematics to describe anything that has been made up specifically for one particular purpose.
- an ad hoc definition is a temporary definition that might be useful for the discussion at hand. For instance, let a nice set be a closed set with smooth boundary.
- If a proof makes use of an ad hoc construction, the proof (typically) does not make use of a general theory for the problem.
See also Article on ad hoc on Wikipedia
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Cross-references: theory, proof, boundary, smooth, closed set, translates
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