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arbitrary

/'ɑrbɪ,trɛri/

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adjective
based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
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"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"

Similar:

absolute capricious discretional discretionary impulsive whimsical

Opposite:

nonarbitrary

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