Arbitrariness refers to the act of being random or not based on a specific reason or rule. It means doing something without a logical or fair basis. Full definition
My demand is, that the ultimate arbitrariness of matter of fact from which our formulation starts should disclose the same general principles of reality, which we dimly discern as stretching away into regions beyond our explicit powers of discernment.» (religion-online.org)
Professor Buchler's paper, «On a Strain of Arbitrariness in Whitehead's System,» which appeared in Journal of Philosophy (66, 19 [October 2, 1969], 589 - 601) and an abstract of which appears on page 70 of this issue of Process Studies, is an important and a very challenging one. (religion-online.org)
Qualms about arbitrariness in computer models diminish as teams model ice - age climate and dispense with special adjustments to reproduce current climate. (livescience.com)