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type | a |
lex_filenum | 00 |
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 |
Outgoing links | |
Derivationally related form | arbitrary → arbitrariness |
Antonym | arbitrary → nonarbitrary |
Similar to | absolute; capricious, impulsive, whimsical; discretionary, discretional |
Incoming links | |
Similar to | absolute; capricious, impulsive, whimsical; discretionary, discretional |
Antonym | nonarbitrary → arbitrary |
Derivationally related form | arbitrariness → arbitrary |
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