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arbitrarily 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. randomly: in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random"
  2. (arbitrary) 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"
  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. (arbitrary) 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. (Arbitrary) random, unsupported, or on impulse
  6. (Arbitrary) The additional amount above a set rate to a set point to create a new rate to a new point
  7. (arbitrary) 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)
  8. (ARBITRARY) 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.
  9. "'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. ...
  10. (ARBITRARY) Uncertain; random; accidental; discretionary; outside of central relevance to the methodology, law or principle, therefore accepting of individual choice and subjectivity. ...
  11. (Arbitrary) 1) not based on a known reason or rule; at the whim of someone else, such as a tyrant; 2) absolute or unrestricted
  12. (Arbitrary) 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.
  13. (Arbitrary) Determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle:
  14. (Arbitrary) Irrational; capricious.
  15. (Arbitrary) Not seeming to be based on a reason, system or plan and sometimes seeming unfair
  16. (Arbitrary) The game creators just assigned costs to success probabilities without strictly or clearly using one of the other three methods.
  17. (Arbitrary) Utilities a name with no identifiable link between the products and services, and the brand name.
  18. (Arbitrary) 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. ...
  19. (Arbitrary) a measurement that could vary based on convenience, location
  20. (Arbitrary) not showing consistency. Dealing with one matter one way then dealing with the same circumstance totally different next time.
  21. (arbitrary) adj. an action or decision made with little thought, order, or reason
  22. (arbitrary) adj.  based on personal opinion or impulse, not on reason
  23. (arbitrary) something which is introduced into a situation without regard to the data of the situation.
  24. randomly or without a specific bias, cause or reason