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arbitrary adjective

  /ˈɑɹ.bɪˌtɹɛ(ə).ɹi/ , /ˈɑː.bɪ.tɹi/ , /ˈɑː.bɪ.tɹə.ɹi/
  • (usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.
  • Determined by impulse rather than reason; often connoting heavy-handedness.
  • Determined by independent arbiter.
arbitraire
  • (mathematics) Any, out of all that are possible.
quelconque, arbitraire

arbitrariness noun

  • The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.
arbitrarité, caractère arbitraire
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