ad hoc hypothesis

hypothesis added to a theory in order to save it from being falsified
rdfs:label
"ad hoc hypothesis"@en
skos:altLabel
"adding epicycles"@en
"deus ex machina"@en
schema:description
"hypothesis added to a theory in order to save it from being falsified"@en
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hypothesis
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