arbitrarily
Collocations
5ADJ.
finite, hairy, large, rational
VERB + ARBITRARILY
chosen, don't
ARBITRARILY + NOUN
cells, length, others, precision
PREP.
with
ADV.
apparently
Definitions
adv
In an arbitrary manner.
The winner was chosen arbitrarily.
From these remarks it will be seen that I look at the term species, as one arbitrarily given for the sake of convenience to a set of individuals closely resembling each other, and that it does not essentially differ from the term variety, which is given to less distinct and more fluctuating forms. The term variety, again, in comparison with mere individual differences, is also applied arbitrarily, and for mere convenience sake.
To an arbitrary degree.
an arbitrarily large number
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adverb — in a random manner
- randomly
- indiscriminately
- haphazardly
- willy-nilly
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The winner was chosen arbitrarily.
WiktionaryFrom these remarks it will be seen that I look at the term species, as one arbitrarily given for the sake of convenience to a set of individuals closely resembling each other, and that it does not ess
WiktionaryStudies of the viable blood cells with phase contrast microscopy showed peculiar cells that had numerous short villi and were arbitrarily called “hairy cells.”
WiktionaryFor the sake of completeness, let us mention that the ring R, considered as a module over itself, has submodules of arbitrarily large finite length.
Tatoeba · #518352No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.
Tatoeba · #554817No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.
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