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arbitrary

/ˈɑː.bɪ.trə.ri/

/ˈɑr.bɪˌtɛr.i/

arbitraryadjective

more arbitrary

Comp.

most arbitrary

Super.

/ˈɑː.bɪ.trə.ri/

/ˈɑr.bɪˌtɛr.i/

Translations

arbitraireSe dit d’une décision, d’une règle ou d’un usage fondé sur la seule volonté, sans raison ni principe fixe.

The decision to cancel the meeting seemed arbitrary and left everyone confused.

La décision d’annuler la réunion semblait arbitraire et a laissé tout le monde perplexe.

Additional translations

arbitraireMathématiques, logique.

Definitions

Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

The decision to cancel the meeting seemed arbitrary and left everyone confused.

Unrestrained and autocratic in the use of authority.

The arbitrary rule of the dictator led to widespread discontent among the citizens.

Mathematics, logic: referring to a member of a set taken without restriction but fixed for the purpose of argument.

Let ε be an arbitrary positive number.

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arbitrarynoun

arbitraries

/ˈɑː.bɪ.trəri/

/ˈɑːr.bə.treri/

Rare, chiefly historical: a discretionary or autocratic act or decree.

Translations

arbitraireDésigne une décision, un acte ou une mesure imposés sans principe fixe ni contrôle objectif.

History is full of the arbitraries imposed by absolute monarchs.

L’histoire est pleine des arbitraires imposés par les monarques absolus.

Additional translations

constante arbitraireMathématiques, rare.

Definitions

A decision, rule, or act made according to personal discretion rather than fixed principles; an arbitrary decree.

History is full of the arbitraries imposed by absolute monarchs.

(Mathematics, rare) An arbitrary constant whose value may be chosen freely in an equation.

When solving the differential equation, we add an arbitrary to represent the constant of integration.