In science and philosophy, an ad hoc hypothesis is a hypothesis added to a theory to save it from being falsified, compensating for anomalies not anticipated by the theory.
En ciencia y filosofía, una hipótesis ad hoc es una hipótesis añadida a una teoría para salvarla de ser falsificada, compensando anomalías no anticipadas.
| Text | In science and https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science philosophy , an ad hoc hypothesis is a https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy hypothesis added to a https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypothesis theory in order to save it from being https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory falsified . It is compensating for anomalies not anticipated by the theory in its unmodified form.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsified |
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