arbitrarily

«arbitrarily» in Mova's school dictionary: Without a real reason or plan, by chance or by a choice… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (arbitrarily)

meaning for a pupil

Without a real reason or plan, by chance or by a choice that is not fair. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths, you can choose a number arbitrarily (any number). In everyday talk, rules made arbitrarily seem unfair. Phrases: «chosen arbitrarily».

examples

• He picked a card arbitrarily. tree →
• Choose a starting number arbitrarily. tree →
• The rules seemed to change arbitrarily. tree →
• The teams were split arbitrarily. tree →
• Prices were set arbitrarily. tree →
• Pick any point arbitrarily on the line. tree →

note

Said «AR-bi-trer-i-lee» (UK «ar-bi-TRAIR-i-lee»). In maths, «arbitrary» means any one at all, with no special choice.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «arbitrarily» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.