Part Of Speech: noun
Definition: untrue words or ideas
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hokum
Encountering of Word: History books and public television documentaries are always trying to tell you all sorts of “facts” about New York. That Canal Street used to be a canal. That Bryant Park used to be a reservoir. It’s all hokum.
Understanding: I now understand this word because by reading the sentence before and after it all makes sense what he means by its all hokum.
What does Whitehead mean by hokum? I believe you that you understand what he means now, but share that with your readers!