arbitrariness
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7.6
- noun
- /ˌɑːrbɪˈtrɛrɪnəs/
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arbitrariedad
- The arbitrariness of the judge's decision left many in the courtroom feeling confused.
- degree of arbitrariness
- arbitrariness in decision
So there's the arbitrariness of who we are as individuals.
- So there's the arbitrariness of who we are as individuals.
- So it's not just individuality and arbitrariness or Caprice.
- It is is does that speak to you as to the arbitrariness of, of, of, of the sacred taboo words?
Examples
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And of course, in all of these organizations there is a larger degree of arbitrariness than in modern organizations.
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So there's the arbitrariness of who we are as individuals.
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But the basic, the basic argument about moral arbitrariness, it's totally compelling.
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Whichever way we look at it, arbitrariness remains its most striking feature.
Academic text (2000) -
Which, given her devotion to good, does rather point up the arbitrariness of it all.
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As with all tests, there will be some arbitrariness in the standard used to exclude jury members.
Academic text (2017) -
Of course, there is a degree of arbitrariness in any particular judgment here, especially if the judgment is cost-blind.
Academic text (2001) -
Each view of history, then, stemmed not from objectivity but from arbitrariness.
Academic text (1994) -
Making adjustments for individual circumstances and capabilities may be time-consuming and costly and should avoid arbitrariness.
Academic text (2012) -
Of course, any bright-line rule can be accused of arbitrariness if you imagine roughly comparable situations that straddle the bright line.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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5.4
A lack of any predictable order or plan
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8.9
A pattern of sudden, unpredictable changes in mood or plans
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9.9
The quality of being random and hard to predict, for example in the weather
Antonyms
How Arbitrary
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Arbitrariness comes from the same root as arbitrator and from Latin arbiter and arbitrium, which mean 'judge' or 'decision'. That is a useful image: arbitrariness is when something is decided by one person's choice or 'whim' instead of by a clear rule, which is why it means 'random' or 'without a system'.