Arbitrary

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈɑː.bɪ.tɹə.ɹi

Definitions

Anything arbitrary, such as an arithmetical value or a fee.

Equivalents

Españolarbitrario

FrançaisArbitraire quelconque

Deutscharbiträr beliebig eigenwilligErmessens-Frei frei wählbar in freiem Ermessen launenhaft launisch nach Ermessen unbegründet willkürlich

25 more languages

العربيةاِعْتِبَاطِيّ تعسفي

Беларускаяадвольны

Catalàarbitrari

Češtinalibovolný náladový

Danskarbitrær vilkårlig

Ελληνικάαυθαίρετος αυθόρμητος αυταρχικόςδεσποτικός παρορμητικός

Esperantohazarda

Suomimielivaltainen omavaltainen satunnainenumpimähkäinen

Gaeilgeaondeonach

Galegoarbitrário

हिन्दीतुग़लक़ी फ़रमान यादृच्छिक

Bahasa Indonesiaapa saja sembarang siapa saja

Italianoarbitraria arbitrario

日本語不特定多数任意出任せ恣意的な横

ქართულითვითნებური

Latinaarbitrarius

Македонскипроизволен

Nederlandsarbitrair willekeurig

Polskiarbitralny dowolny umowny

Portuguêsarbitrária arbitrário

Românăarbitrar impulsiv

Русскийпроизвольный

Svenskagodtycklig

ไทยดุลยพินิจ ตามอำเภอใจ

Türkçedürtüsel ihtiyari keyfi

Examples

“And in this long chain of consistence, a chain stretching from the long dead to the far unborn, the notion of the arbitrary could only survive ⟳ as the notion of a pre-established arbitrary.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
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See also

arbitrary law arbitrary unit arbitrary-precision arithmetic arbitraryness Arbitrate Arbitrated

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