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