Definition of arbitrary in English:

arbitrary

adjective ˈɑːbɪt(rə)riˈɑrbəˌtrɛri

1Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
an arbitrary decision
Example sentencesExamples
- The use of the severity and rarity criteria has meant that arbitrary and unjust decisions have been applied to many claims.
- Capricious and arbitrary as the system might be, it serves several contradictory needs at once.
- Citizens, too, began to complain that the economic system was bafflingly arbitrary.
- I prefer to have my laws built on reason rather than arbitrary morality.
- The numbering of years is a cultural artifact based on some rather arbitrary decisions made along the way.
- But Plato tells us that the ethical laws cannot be the arbitrary whims of personalized gods.
- His either/or choice was arbitrary and unnecessary, and he hurt his organization as a result.
- Police officers cannot take arbitrary measures based on suspicion.
- Yes, this requires work - but that is what makes it a justice system rather than one of arbitrary punishment.
- That was the system - arbitrary, incomprehensible, illogical - and fairness had nothing to do with it.
- The historical reason for this time limit was based on arbitrary precedent.
- It has been said more than once that 10 seems a rather arbitrary number, and it has not been clear how the authors of the law arrived at it.
- This system was so arbitrary and irrational that it resulted in large numbers of poor persons being excluded.
- Make sure the decision about who goes is not arbitrary or based on favoritism.
- The question seemed rather arbitrary with no rhyme or reason whatsoever.
- Why couldn't people see that tradition, while rather arbitrary, was the only fair way to do things?
- Any system of classification is arbitrary and thus frail, subject to the contradictions of experience.
- This numbering system is an arbitrary designation based on small amino acid sequence differences.
- So, here I would only talk about a few rather arbitrary points that have occupied my mind in the recent days and leave the rest to other people to explore.
- They become a matter of subjective and arbitrary whim if they are cut off from collective deliberations.
Synonyms
capricious, whimsical, random, chance, erratic, unpredictable, inconsistent, wild, hit-or-miss, haphazard, casual
unmotivated, motiveless, unreasoned, unreasonable, unsupported, irrational, illogical, groundless, unjustifiable, unjustified, wanton
discretionary, personal, subjective
rare discretional
2(of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority.
a country under arbitrary government
Example sentencesExamples
- It also meant freedom from arbitrary power, which by 1792 was being routinely identified as the power of any king.
- Curbs were placed on the arbitrary exercise of power and steps were taken to give some measure of regularity to the legal system.
- In the fourteenth century, two parallel movements were under way to enforce Magna Carta's curbs on arbitrary royal authority.
- Freedom from arbitrary power is a great good - but so is the avoidance of anarchy.
- Thus a major new avenue of arbitrary government power would be opened up.
- If not, what is to prevent the exercise of excessive or arbitrary power?
- A right of access to a court is one of the checks on the danger of arbitrary power.…
- The very idea of the rule of law is partly derived from the conclusion that it is reasonable and morally good to limit arbitrary power.
- The following films deal with rebellion against arbitrary or repressive authority.
- So too, one might think that an organized police force poses less of a threat of arbitrary power than a volunteer force.
- To put those forms of authority on the same register as the state and-worse-subject them all to the arbitrary power of the state is not helpful.
- He was an eloquent opponent of the exercise of arbitrary power by governments the world over.
- But why should we give that arbitrary power to any civil servant?
- These kings have not unlimited or arbitrary power, and the generals do more by example than by authority.
- By the time of the Revolution, the standing army had become a symbol of repressive authority and arbitrary rule.
- They have, I believe, lost their way and taken a path that can only lead back to the supremacy of arbitrary power.
Synonyms
despotic, tyrannical, tyrannous, peremptory, summary, autocratic, dictatorial, authoritarian, draconian, autarchic, anti-democratic
oppressive, repressive, undemocratic, illiberal
imperious, domineering, high-handed
absolute, uncontrolled, unlimited, unrestrained
3Mathematics
(of a constant or other quantity) of unspecified value.
Example sentencesExamples
- How you can tell whether a binary number of arbitrary size is divisible by 10 without looking at the whole number?
- In contemporary frameworks, the rule of generalization invokes a singular term, the arbitrary constant introduced into the text.
- For tabular presentation we used arbitrary cut off values.
- He defined differential operators of arbitrary order D t.
- To each triangle, there exists a similar triangle of arbitrary magnitude.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'dependent on one's will or pleasure, discretionary'): from Latin arbitrarius, from arbiter 'judge, supreme ruler', perhaps influenced by French arbitraire.

Definition of arbitrary in US English:

arbitrary

adjectiveˈärbəˌtrerēˈɑrbəˌtrɛri

1Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
his mealtimes were entirely arbitrary
Example sentencesExamples
- Citizens, too, began to complain that the economic system was bafflingly arbitrary.
- Why couldn't people see that tradition, while rather arbitrary, was the only fair way to do things?
- It has been said more than once that 10 seems a rather arbitrary number, and it has not been clear how the authors of the law arrived at it.
- The question seemed rather arbitrary with no rhyme or reason whatsoever.
- The historical reason for this time limit was based on arbitrary precedent.
- This numbering system is an arbitrary designation based on small amino acid sequence differences.
- This system was so arbitrary and irrational that it resulted in large numbers of poor persons being excluded.
- So, here I would only talk about a few rather arbitrary points that have occupied my mind in the recent days and leave the rest to other people to explore.
- I prefer to have my laws built on reason rather than arbitrary morality.
- The use of the severity and rarity criteria has meant that arbitrary and unjust decisions have been applied to many claims.
- The numbering of years is a cultural artifact based on some rather arbitrary decisions made along the way.
- Capricious and arbitrary as the system might be, it serves several contradictory needs at once.
- They become a matter of subjective and arbitrary whim if they are cut off from collective deliberations.
- Any system of classification is arbitrary and thus frail, subject to the contradictions of experience.
- That was the system - arbitrary, incomprehensible, illogical - and fairness had nothing to do with it.
- Make sure the decision about who goes is not arbitrary or based on favoritism.
- Police officers cannot take arbitrary measures based on suspicion.
- Yes, this requires work - but that is what makes it a justice system rather than one of arbitrary punishment.
- But Plato tells us that the ethical laws cannot be the arbitrary whims of personalized gods.
- His either/or choice was arbitrary and unnecessary, and he hurt his organization as a result.
Synonyms
capricious, whimsical, random, chance, erratic, unpredictable, inconsistent, wild, hit-or-miss, haphazard, casual
1. 1.1 (of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority.
  arbitrary rule by King and bishops has been made impossible
  Example sentencesExamples
  So too, one might think that an organized police force poses less of a threat of arbitrary power than a volunteer force.
  A right of access to a court is one of the checks on the danger of arbitrary power.…
  He was an eloquent opponent of the exercise of arbitrary power by governments the world over.
  It also meant freedom from arbitrary power, which by 1792 was being routinely identified as the power of any king.
  In the fourteenth century, two parallel movements were under way to enforce Magna Carta's curbs on arbitrary royal authority.
  The following films deal with rebellion against arbitrary or repressive authority.
  Curbs were placed on the arbitrary exercise of power and steps were taken to give some measure of regularity to the legal system.
  Thus a major new avenue of arbitrary government power would be opened up.
  To put those forms of authority on the same register as the state and-worse-subject them all to the arbitrary power of the state is not helpful.
  Freedom from arbitrary power is a great good - but so is the avoidance of anarchy.
  These kings have not unlimited or arbitrary power, and the generals do more by example than by authority.
  The very idea of the rule of law is partly derived from the conclusion that it is reasonable and morally good to limit arbitrary power.
  They have, I believe, lost their way and taken a path that can only lead back to the supremacy of arbitrary power.
  But why should we give that arbitrary power to any civil servant?
  By the time of the Revolution, the standing army had become a symbol of repressive authority and arbitrary rule.
  If not, what is to prevent the exercise of excessive or arbitrary power?
  Synonyms
  despotic, tyrannical, tyrannous, peremptory, summary, autocratic, dictatorial, authoritarian, draconian, autarchic, anti-democratic
2. 1.2Mathematics (of a constant or other quantity) of unspecified value.
  Example sentencesExamples
  How you can tell whether a binary number of arbitrary size is divisible by 10 without looking at the whole number?
  For tabular presentation we used arbitrary cut off values.
  He defined differential operators of arbitrary order D t.
  In contemporary frameworks, the rule of generalization invokes a singular term, the arbitrary constant introduced into the text.
  To each triangle, there exists a similar triangle of arbitrary magnitude.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘dependent on one's will or pleasure, discretionary’): from Latin arbitrarius, from arbiter ‘judge, supreme ruler’, perhaps influenced by French arbitraire.

单词	arbitrary
释义	Definition of arbitrary in English: arbitrary adjective ˈɑːbɪt(rə)riˈɑrbəˌtrɛri 1Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system. an arbitrary decision Example sentencesExamples The use of the severity and rarity criteria has meant that arbitrary and unjust decisions have been applied to many claims. Capricious and arbitrary as the system might be, it serves several contradictory needs at once. Citizens, too, began to complain that the economic system was bafflingly arbitrary. I prefer to have my laws built on reason rather than arbitrary morality. The numbering of years is a cultural artifact based on some rather arbitrary decisions made along the way. But Plato tells us that the ethical laws cannot be the arbitrary whims of personalized gods. His either/or choice was arbitrary and unnecessary, and he hurt his organization as a result. Police officers cannot take arbitrary measures based on suspicion. Yes, this requires work - but that is what makes it a justice system rather than one of arbitrary punishment. That was the system - arbitrary, incomprehensible, illogical - and fairness had nothing to do with it. The historical reason for this time limit was based on arbitrary precedent. It has been said more than once that 10 seems a rather arbitrary number, and it has not been clear how the authors of the law arrived at it. This system was so arbitrary and irrational that it resulted in large numbers of poor persons being excluded. Make sure the decision about who goes is not arbitrary or based on favoritism. The question seemed rather arbitrary with no rhyme or reason whatsoever. Why couldn't people see that tradition, while rather arbitrary, was the only fair way to do things? Any system of classification is arbitrary and thus frail, subject to the contradictions of experience. This numbering system is an arbitrary designation based on small amino acid sequence differences. So, here I would only talk about a few rather arbitrary points that have occupied my mind in the recent days and leave the rest to other people to explore. They become a matter of subjective and arbitrary whim if they are cut off from collective deliberations. Synonyms capricious, whimsical, random, chance, erratic, unpredictable, inconsistent, wild, hit-or-miss, haphazard, casual unmotivated, motiveless, unreasoned, unreasonable, unsupported, irrational, illogical, groundless, unjustifiable, unjustified, wanton discretionary, personal, subjective rare discretional 2(of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority. a country under arbitrary government Example sentencesExamples It also meant freedom from arbitrary power, which by 1792 was being routinely identified as the power of any king. Curbs were placed on the arbitrary exercise of power and steps were taken to give some measure of regularity to the legal system. In the fourteenth century, two parallel movements were under way to enforce Magna Carta's curbs on arbitrary royal authority. Freedom from arbitrary power is a great good - but so is the avoidance of anarchy. Thus a major new avenue of arbitrary government power would be opened up. If not, what is to prevent the exercise of excessive or arbitrary power? A right of access to a court is one of the checks on the danger of arbitrary power.… The very idea of the rule of law is partly derived from the conclusion that it is reasonable and morally good to limit arbitrary power. The following films deal with rebellion against arbitrary or repressive authority. So too, one might think that an organized police force poses less of a threat of arbitrary power than a volunteer force. To put those forms of authority on the same register as the state and-worse-subject them all to the arbitrary power of the state is not helpful. He was an eloquent opponent of the exercise of arbitrary power by governments the world over. But why should we give that arbitrary power to any civil servant? These kings have not unlimited or arbitrary power, and the generals do more by example than by authority. By the time of the Revolution, the standing army had become a symbol of repressive authority and arbitrary rule. They have, I believe, lost their way and taken a path that can only lead back to the supremacy of arbitrary power. Synonyms despotic, tyrannical, tyrannous, peremptory, summary, autocratic, dictatorial, authoritarian, draconian, autarchic, anti-democratic oppressive, repressive, undemocratic, illiberal imperious, domineering, high-handed absolute, uncontrolled, unlimited, unrestrained 3Mathematics (of a constant or other quantity) of unspecified value. Example sentencesExamples How you can tell whether a binary number of arbitrary size is divisible by 10 without looking at the whole number? In contemporary frameworks, the rule of generalization invokes a singular term, the arbitrary constant introduced into the text. For tabular presentation we used arbitrary cut off values. He defined differential operators of arbitrary order D t. To each triangle, there exists a similar triangle of arbitrary magnitude. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'dependent on one's will or pleasure, discretionary'): from Latin arbitrarius, from arbiter 'judge, supreme ruler', perhaps influenced by French arbitraire. Definition of arbitrary in US English: arbitrary adjectiveˈärbəˌtrerēˈɑrbəˌtrɛri 1Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system. his mealtimes were entirely arbitrary Example sentencesExamples Citizens, too, began to complain that the economic system was bafflingly arbitrary. Why couldn't people see that tradition, while rather arbitrary, was the only fair way to do things? It has been said more than once that 10 seems a rather arbitrary number, and it has not been clear how the authors of the law arrived at it. The question seemed rather arbitrary with no rhyme or reason whatsoever. The historical reason for this time limit was based on arbitrary precedent. This numbering system is an arbitrary designation based on small amino acid sequence differences. This system was so arbitrary and irrational that it resulted in large numbers of poor persons being excluded. So, here I would only talk about a few rather arbitrary points that have occupied my mind in the recent days and leave the rest to other people to explore. I prefer to have my laws built on reason rather than arbitrary morality. The use of the severity and rarity criteria has meant that arbitrary and unjust decisions have been applied to many claims. The numbering of years is a cultural artifact based on some rather arbitrary decisions made along the way. Capricious and arbitrary as the system might be, it serves several contradictory needs at once. They become a matter of subjective and arbitrary whim if they are cut off from collective deliberations. Any system of classification is arbitrary and thus frail, subject to the contradictions of experience. That was the system - arbitrary, incomprehensible, illogical - and fairness had nothing to do with it. Make sure the decision about who goes is not arbitrary or based on favoritism. Police officers cannot take arbitrary measures based on suspicion. Yes, this requires work - but that is what makes it a justice system rather than one of arbitrary punishment. But Plato tells us that the ethical laws cannot be the arbitrary whims of personalized gods. His either/or choice was arbitrary and unnecessary, and he hurt his organization as a result. Synonyms capricious, whimsical, random, chance, erratic, unpredictable, inconsistent, wild, hit-or-miss, haphazard, casual 1.1 (of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority. arbitrary rule by King and bishops has been made impossible Example sentencesExamples So too, one might think that an organized police force poses less of a threat of arbitrary power than a volunteer force. A right of access to a court is one of the checks on the danger of arbitrary power.… He was an eloquent opponent of the exercise of arbitrary power by governments the world over. It also meant freedom from arbitrary power, which by 1792 was being routinely identified as the power of any king. In the fourteenth century, two parallel movements were under way to enforce Magna Carta's curbs on arbitrary royal authority. The following films deal with rebellion against arbitrary or repressive authority. Curbs were placed on the arbitrary exercise of power and steps were taken to give some measure of regularity to the legal system. Thus a major new avenue of arbitrary government power would be opened up. To put those forms of authority on the same register as the state and-worse-subject them all to the arbitrary power of the state is not helpful. Freedom from arbitrary power is a great good - but so is the avoidance of anarchy. These kings have not unlimited or arbitrary power, and the generals do more by example than by authority. The very idea of the rule of law is partly derived from the conclusion that it is reasonable and morally good to limit arbitrary power. They have, I believe, lost their way and taken a path that can only lead back to the supremacy of arbitrary power. But why should we give that arbitrary power to any civil servant? By the time of the Revolution, the standing army had become a symbol of repressive authority and arbitrary rule. If not, what is to prevent the exercise of excessive or arbitrary power? Synonyms despotic, tyrannical, tyrannous, peremptory, summary, autocratic, dictatorial, authoritarian, draconian, autarchic, anti-democratic 1.2Mathematics (of a constant or other quantity) of unspecified value. Example sentencesExamples How you can tell whether a binary number of arbitrary size is divisible by 10 without looking at the whole number? For tabular presentation we used arbitrary cut off values. He defined differential operators of arbitrary order D t. In contemporary frameworks, the rule of generalization invokes a singular term, the arbitrary constant introduced into the text. To each triangle, there exists a similar triangle of arbitrary magnitude. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘dependent on one's will or pleasure, discretionary’): from Latin arbitrarius, from arbiter ‘judge, supreme ruler’, perhaps influenced by French arbitraire.
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