arbitrary Who acts: Arbitrary, someone, arbitrary number, you, rule, order · What happens: mean, choose, wish, be, pick, use · To what, where: number, Unfair power, arbitrary, names, arbitrary number, arbitrary punishment · Speech: someone speaks here
«arbitrary» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: arbitrary in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Arbitrary means chosen by chance or by someone's wish, not for a good reason or rule.
The tree, 17 words nsubj ccomp case obl cc case nmod:poss case conj punct advmod case det amod acl:relcl cc conj punct root Arbitrary NOUN means VERB chosen VERB by ADP chance NOUN or CCONJ by ADP someone PRON 's PART wish NOUN , PUNCT not PART for ADP a DET good ADJ reason NOUN or CCONJ rule NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Arbitrary arbitrary NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 chosen choose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means ccomp 4 by by ADP _ 5 chance case 5 chance chance NOUN Number=Sing 3 chosen obl 6 or or CCONJ _ 10 wish cc 7 by by ADP _ 10 wish case 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 wish nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 someone case 10 wish wish NOUN Number=Sing 5 chance conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 16 reason punct 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 16 reason advmod 13 for for ADP _ 16 reason case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 reason det 15 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 16 reason amod 16 reason reason NOUN Number=Sing 10 wish acl:relcl 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 rule cc 18 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 16 reason conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Arbitrary vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 choose participle by chance or someone's wish vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 wish someone nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Meaning 2 Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.
An arbitrary number is any number you pick, used to show a rule works for all.
The tree, 16 words det compound nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl punct acl:relcl mark advcl det nsubj ccomp case obl punct root An DET arbitrary NOUN number NOUN is AUX any DET number NOUN you PRON pick VERB , PUNCT used VERB to PART show VERB a DET rule NOUN works VERB for ADP all DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 number det 2 arbitrary arbitrary NOUN Number=Sing 3 number compound 3 number number NOUN Number=Sing 6 number nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 number cop 5 any any DET PronType=Ind 6 number det 6 number number NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 pick nsubj 8 pick pick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 number acl:relcl 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 used punct 10 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 number acl:relcl 11 to to PART _ 12 show mark 12 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 used advcl 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 rule det 14 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 15 works nsubj 15 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 show ccomp 16 for for ADP _ 17 all case 17 all all DET PronType=Tot 15 works obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 6 number punct
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1 is a present a arbitrary number any number tree rules 2 pick present you any number not said here vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient 3 use participle any number not said here vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 show to-infinitive vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 5 work present a rule for all vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for all=Beneficiary
Meaning 3 Unfair power used without rules: an arbitrary punishment.
amod acl case obl punct det amod conj punct root Unfair ADJ power NOUN used VERB without ADP rules NOUN : PUNCT an DET arbitrary ADJ punishment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 2 power amod 2 power power NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 power acl 4 without without ADP _ 5 rules case 5 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 3 used obl 6 : : PUNCT _ 9 punishment punct 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 punishment det 8 arbitrary arbitrary ADJ Degree=Pos 9 punishment amod 9 punishment punishment NOUN Number=Sing 2 power conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 power punct
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1 use participle Unfair power and a arbitrary punishment not said here without rules vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The order of the names was arbitrary.
det nsubj case det nmod cop punct root The DET order NOUN of ADP the DET names NOUN was AUX arbitrary NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 order det 2 order order NOUN Number=Sing 7 arbitrary nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 names case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 names det 5 names name NOUN Number=Plur 2 order nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 arbitrary cop 7 arbitrary arbitrary NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 arbitrary punct
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1 is a past the order of the names arbitrary tree rules 2 order the names nom order «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 2 Pick an arbitrary number and double it.
det compound obj cc conj obj punct root Pick VERB an DET arbitrary NOUN number NOUN and CCONJ double VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pick pick VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 number det 3 arbitrary arbitrary NOUN Number=Sing 4 number compound 4 number number NOUN Number=Sing 1 Pick obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 double cc 6 double double VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Pick conj 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 double obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Pick punct
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1 pick imperative you not said here a arbitrary number vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient 2 double infinitive you not said here number vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Example 3 The rule seemed arbitrary to the pupils.
det nsubj obj case det obl punct root The DET rule NOUN seemed VERB arbitrary NOUN to ADP the DET pupils NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rule det 2 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 3 seemed nsubj 3 seemed seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 arbitrary arbitrary NOUN Number=Sing 3 seemed obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 pupils case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pupils det 7 pupils pupil NOUN Number=Plur 3 seemed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 seemed punct
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1 seem past the rule arbitrary to the pupils vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme arbitrary=Attribute
Example 4 It was an arbitrary punishment with no warning.
nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root It PRON was AUX an DET arbitrary ADJ punishment NOUN with ADP no DET warning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 punishment nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 punishment cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 punishment det 4 arbitrary arbitrary ADJ Degree=Pos 5 punishment amod 5 punishment punishment NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 with with ADP _ 8 warning case 7 no no DET PronType=Neg 8 warning det 8 warning warning NOUN Number=Sing 5 punishment nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 punishment punct
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1 is a past It a arbitrary punishment with no warning tree rules
Example 5 The starting point on the line is arbitrary.
det compound nsubj case det nmod cop punct root The DET starting NOUN point NOUN on ADP the DET line NOUN is AUX arbitrary ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 point det 2 starting starting NOUN Number=Sing 3 point compound 3 point point NOUN Number=Sing 8 arbitrary nsubj 4 on on ADP _ 6 line case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 line det 6 line line NOUN Number=Sing 3 point nmod 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 arbitrary cop 8 arbitrary arbitrary ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 arbitrary punct
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1 is present the starting point on the line arbitrary property tree rules
Example 6 Giving prizes by height is arbitrary.
csubj obj case obl cop punct root Giving VERB prizes NOUN by ADP height NOUN is AUX arbitrary NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Giving give VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 arbitrary csubj 2 prizes prize NOUN Number=Plur 1 Giving obj 3 by by ADP _ 4 height case 4 height height NOUN Number=Sing 1 Giving obl 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 arbitrary cop 6 arbitrary arbitrary NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 arbitrary punct
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1 give gerund prizes by height vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Theme 2 is a present Giving arbitrary tree rules
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