arbitrary

Etymology
From, , from.

Adjective

 * 1)  Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.
 * 2) Determined by impulse rather than reason; sometimes heavy-handed.
 * 3) * 1937/1938,, letter to Max Born
 * "en"
 * 1) * 1937/1938,, letter to Max Born
 * "en"

- The Russian trials were Stalin's purges, with which he attempted to consolidate his power. Like most people in the West, I believed these show trials to be the arbitrary acts of a cruel dictator.


 * 1)  Any, out of all that are possible.
 * 2) Determined by independent arbiter.
 * 3)  Not representative or symbolic; not iconic.
 * 1) Determined by independent arbiter.
 * 2)  Not representative or symbolic; not iconic.

Translations

 * Arabic: اِعْتِبَاطِيّ
 * Asturian: arbitrariu
 * Belarusian: адво́льны
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: vilkårlig,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * Georgian: დაუსაბუთებელი
 * German:, nach Ermessen, in freiem Ermessen, , Ermessens-,
 * Greek:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: geðþóttalegur
 * Ido:
 * Irish: ar togradh, aondeonach
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Latin: arbitrārius
 * Macedonian: произволен
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: vilkårleg
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: alitakdain
 * Thai: ดุลยพินิจ
 * Turkish:, isteğe bağlı,


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: omavaltainen
 * Georgian: დესპოტური
 * German:, , Willkür-, ,
 * Irish: ansmachtúil, dírialta
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:, ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Turkish: re'sen


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 随机决定
 * Czech: náladový
 * Danish: vilkårlig
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: hazarda
 * Finnish:, , omavaltainen
 * French:
 * Georgian: თვითნებური
 * German:, , , , ,
 * Greek:, , , , ;  αυθαίρετος αριθμός, τυπογραφικό στοιχείο εκτός "οικογένειας", παράταιρο και ανομοιογενές στοιχείο
 * Hebrew: שרירותי, שרירותית
 * Indonesian:, , , mana saja
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, 不特定多数
 * Latin: arbitrārius
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: alitakdain
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:, dürtüsel


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: ჭირვეული
 * German:, ,
 * Irish: treallach
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Tagalog: alitakdain
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:, ,


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, frei wählbar
 * Hungarian:
 * Norwegian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: alitakdain

Noun

 * 1) Anything arbitrary, such as an arithmetical value or a fee.

Derived terms

 * cultural arbitrary