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ad hoc
  پدیم   
pad im

Fr.: ad hoc   

For the specific purpose at hand, as opposed to a general solution; also, by extension, improvised or impromptu.

From L. ad "to, with, in," cf. Skt. adhi "near," PIE *ad- "to, near, at."

Pad im, from Mid.Pers. pad "to, at, for, in" (Mod.Pers. "to, for, in, on, with, by"); O.Pers. paity "agaist, back, opposite to, toward, face to face, in front of;" Av. paiti "to, toward, in, at;" cf. Skt. práti "toward, against, again, back, in return, opposite;" Pali pati-; Gk. proti, pros "face to face with, toward, in addition to, near;" PIE *proti) + Mid.Pers. im "this;" from Old.Pers./Av. ima "this;" Skt. imá; cf. Lori (Laki) im "this side." The Mid.Pers. im occurs in Mod.Pers. as em- in emruz "today," emšab "tonight," and emsâl "this year."

ad hoc hypothesis
  انگاره‌ی ِ پدیم   
engâre-ye pad im

Fr.: hypothèse ad hoc   

Addition of adjustments to a theory to save it from being falsified by compensating for anomalies not anticipated by the theory in its unmodified form. Theories that rely on continual, ad hoc adjustments are distrusted.

ad hoc; → hypothesis.