Home›Concepts in the philosophy of science›ad hoc hypothesis🌐EnglishEnglishDeutschEspañolFrançaisNederlandsTürkçeРусскийไทย中文日本語EntityQ282072· pop 17· linked from 29 articlesad hoc hypothesisAlso known as deus ex machina, adding epicycleshypothesis added to a theory in order to save it from being falsifiedAvailable in 17 languagesFrançaisDeutsch中文日本語РусскийArmenianAzerbaijaniBulgarianEstonianLithuanianNederlandsConnectionsAlbert EinsteinPersonscienceEntityCategoriesConcepts in the philosophy of scienceEpistemology of scienceHypothesesRazors (philosophy)Scientific skepticism