The word
"arbitrary" means something that is chosen or done without any specific reason or rule. It suggests that a decision or action is based on personal preference or random choice instead of logic or fairness.
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Now, I wasn't just trying to hit this admittedly
arbitrary number of 100 units for my health.
Her frequent nudity is organic to the story, unlike the naked bodies that turn up
in arbitrary fashion on cable TV.
Because of all these opportunities
for arbitrary decision, only a small number of those convicted of capital crimes are actually executed.
It's classic multiplayer hooks to keep you invested but in a way that doesn't feel
as arbitrary as seeing a number go up — even though that's precisely what it is.
We don't recommend either one of these approaches because they use
somewhat arbitrary numbers.
Though it may
seem arbitrary at first, terms with slight differences carry separate meanings.
You have the right to be free
from arbitrary arrest and / or detention.
Stories frequently emerge of advisers being
set arbitrary targets to achieve this and being forced to find inventive ways to fulfill their quota.
And unlike insurance, the damages you can claim in a civil suit won't be limited
by arbitrary caps.
This represents the somewhat
arbitrary nature of religious preference, it depends greatly on the culture you were raised in, not which path is any more «correct» than the other.
Average scale scores are a better measure of central tendency compared to percent of students at proficient or goal because scale scores do not lump students status levels
at arbitrary cut points.
This allows for the effect of historical circumstances after the somewhat
arbitrary dates of sovereignty.
Instead, observers noted information on certain species in a rather
arbitrary way and mostly limited themselves to relatively small areas and specific regions.
When babies start learning to speak, all words are
just arbitrary sounds.
You'll be given a
seemingly arbitrary choice at the beginning of the game as to which division you'll be a part of.
For too many families,
arbitrary lines determine the schools their children can attend.
And this magical power then disappears after this completely
arbitrary time window?
Of course, it's a rather
arbitrary distinction and buyers can choose to suit their tastes or the size of their wrists.
Your golden ratio «miracle» takes two
arbitrary points and directions in order to try and support your religion.
Credit card issuers are no longer able to set early morning or other
arbitrary deadlines for payments.
The dashboard has a color - coded, 25 - square performance grid for each indicator that will create a number of
arbitrary cut points between performance levels.
The vulnerability may corrupt memory in a way that could allow an attacker to execute
arbitrary code in the context of the current user within Internet Explorer.
It is this struggle that we are fighting today
against arbitrary state power, and we invite scholars from all over the world to join us.
Job systems also breathe extra life and replay value to a game, without it feeling
like arbitrary padding.
So choosing who to play as
feels arbitrary, and comes down to things like who has the best haircut or looks the least 90s.
To be honest, though, one must also say that these theories are not
so arbitrary as they may first appear.
It is absurd to read it as a preference for some other
arbitrary system that was not on the table.
I can't really make my goals concrete without coming up with completely
arbitrary targets.
And do you really want to be in a long term contract with someone who breaches contract right from the start based on
arbitrary reasons?
I believe many of us, me included, get caught up in the pursuits of other people's often
arbitrary goals.
They want governments to compel everyone to observe
such arbitrary rules and pay for their enormous costs too.
Ultimately, however, these categories are
arbitrary because most works fall into all three.