arbitrary (a)

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type a
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def based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
examples 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
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Derivationally related form arbitrary → arbitrariness
Antonym arbitrary → nonarbitrary
Similar to absolute; capricious, impulsive, whimsical; discretionary, discretional
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Similar to absolute; capricious, impulsive, whimsical; discretionary, discretional
Antonym nonarbitrary → arbitrary
Derivationally related form arbitrariness → arbitrary

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