Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
arbitrary decision — decision which is based on one person s judgment, discretionary decision … English contemporary dictionary
Arbitrary — Ar bi*tra*ry, a. [L. arbitrarius, fr. arbiter: cf. F. arbitraire. See {Arbiter}.] 1. Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment. [1913 Webster] It was wholly arbitrary in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arbitrary constant — Arbitrary Ar bi*tra*ry, a. [L. arbitrarius, fr. arbiter: cf. F. arbitraire. See {Arbiter}.] 1. Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment. [1913 Webster] It was wholly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arbitrary function — Arbitrary Ar bi*tra*ry, a. [L. arbitrarius, fr. arbiter: cf. F. arbitraire. See {Arbiter}.] 1. Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment. [1913 Webster] It was wholly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arbitrary quantity — Arbitrary Ar bi*tra*ry, a. [L. arbitrarius, fr. arbiter: cf. F. arbitraire. See {Arbiter}.] 1. Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment. [1913 Webster] It was wholly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arbitrary — [är′bə trer΄ē] adj. [L arbitrarius < arbiter, ARBITER] 1. not fixed by rules, but left to one s judgment or choice; discretionary [arbitrary decision, arbitrary judgment] 2. based on one s preference, notion, whim, etc.; capricious [young… … English World dictionary
arbitrary — arbitrarily /ahr bi trer euh lee, ahr bi trair /, adv. arbitrariness, n. /ahr bi trer ee/, adj., n., pl. arbitraries. adj. 1. subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one s discretion: an arbitrary… … Universalium
arbitrary — ar•bi•trar•y [[t]ˈɑr bɪˌtrɛr i[/t]] adj. 1) subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one s discretion: an arbitrary decision[/ex] 2) decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute 3) gov… … From formal English to slang
arbitrary — ar|bi|tra|ry [ˈa:bıtrəri, tri US ˈa:rbıtreri] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: arbitrarius depending on the decision of a judge, uncertain , from arbiter; ARBITER] decided or arranged without any reason or plan, often unfairly ▪ an… … Dictionary of contemporary English
arbitrary — ar|bi|trar|y [ arbı,treri ] adjective * not based on any particular plan or done for any particular reason: an arbitrary decision The selection of the 100 participants was completely arbitrary. a. used about actions that are considered to be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
