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English to English adjective
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based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice |  | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment. | | source: webster1913
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