arbitrarily


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
arbitrary /ˈɑːbɪt(rə)ri/
adjective
  • 1 based on random choice or personal whim.
  • 2 (of power or a ruling body) autocratic.
  • 3 Mathematics (of a constant or other quantity) of unspecified value.
– derivatives
arbitrarily adverb,
arbitrariness noun.
– origin ME: from L. arbitrarius, from arbiter ‘judge, supreme ruler’.
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