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单词 arbitrariness
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arbitrariness

/ˈɑːbətrərinəs / /ɑːbɪˈtrɛrinəs /
noun [mass noun]
1The quality of being based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system: disparate peoples were forced together by the arbitrariness of a colonial map-maker’s pen...
  • At first glance, this passage seems designed merely to call our attention to the arbitrariness of geographical associations.
  • The mock trial scene of his divorce further helps to unveil this arbitrariness of language.
  • These two failures suggest a degree of arbitrariness in the Foster range tests.
2A lack of restraint in the use of authority; autocracy: the law protects the people against the arbitrariness of those in office
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