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Adjective
/ˈärbiˌtrerē/,
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Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system,
  1. Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system
    • - his mealtimes were entirely arbitrary
  2. (of power or a ruling body) Unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority
    • - arbitrary rule by King and bishops has been made impossible
  3. (of a constant or other quantity) Of unspecified value


  1. based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice; "an arbitrary decision"; "the arbitrary rule of a dictator"; "an arbitrary penalty"; "of arbitrary size and shape"; "an arbitrary choice"; "arbitrary division of the group into halves"
  2. (arbitrarily) randomly: in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random"
  3. Arbitrariness is a term given to choices and actions subject to individual will, judgment or preference, based solely upon an individual's opinion or discretion.
  4. Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random; Determined by impulse rather than reason; heavy-handed; Any and all possible
  5. (Arbitraries) ARBS is an abbreviation used in the title industry which refers to simplified forms of land descriptions arbitrarily used in indexing in title plants in lieu of the more involved and complex descriptions contained in deeds, mortgages and other real estate instruments.
  6. (arbitraries) The fares (or rates) that may be combined with an international fare (or rate) published to a gateway to create a through-fare. Arbitraries may not be sold separately for travel and are usually published between points within the same country. ...
  7. (arbitrarily) randomly or without a specific bias, cause or reason
  8. something which is introduced into a situation without regard to the data of the situation.
  9. 1) not based on a known reason or rule; at the whim of someone else, such as a tyrant; 2) absolute or unrestricted
  10. The additional amount above a set rate to a set point to create a new rate to a new point
  11. Uncertain; random; accidental; discretionary; outside of central relevance to the methodology, law or principle, therefore accepting of individual choice and subjectivity. ...
  12. adj.  based on personal opinion or impulse, not on reason
  13. Depending on individual discretion and not fixed by law; existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a whimsical and unreasonable act of will.
  14. In an ombudsman investigation, "arbitrary" means that the agency:
  15. When we say that an expression has 'arbitrary reference', we mean that it can denote an unspecified set of individuals, and hence have much the same meaning as English one/people or French on. ...
  16. Defining the relationship in semiotics of the signifier and the signified. The indeterminate meaning of a given sound-image points to critical importance of recognizing the conventions of the sign-system(s) at work in a text.
  17. Here, the fact that the features of human languages bear no direct relation to their meanings but are agreed-on symbols.
  18. not showing consistency. Dealing with one matter one way then dealing with the same circumstance totally different next time.
  19. a measurement that could vary based on convenience, location
  20. The game creators just assigned costs to success probabilities without strictly or clearly using one of the other three methods.
  21. "'Arbitrary' means a claim put forth in the absence of evidence of any sort, perceptual or conceptual; its basis is neither direct observation nor any kind of theoretical argument. [An arbitrary idea is] a sheer assertion with no attempt to validate it or connect it to reality. ...
  22. adj. with respect to linguistics, refers to the fact that the sounds of words typically have no relationship to their meanings (with the exception of cases of sound symbolism)
  23. Determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle:
  24. adj. an action or decision made with little thought, order, or reason
  25. Utilities a name with no identifiable link between the products and services, and the brand name.