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arbitrariness

[ US /ˈɑɹbəˌtɹɛɹinəs/ ]
[ UK /ˈɑːbɪtɹəɹinəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
    I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory

How To Use arbitrariness In A Sentence

  • So there is a perennial temptation to appeal to the idea of arbitrariness when discussing the alleged informational nature of some biological causation. Biological Information
  • Machiavelli was a chief target of the philoso - phes because he preached an amoralistic selfishness which promoted despotic arbitrariness. MACHIAVELLISM
  • These two failures suggest a degree of arbitrariness in the Foster range tests.
  • Apart from the arbitrariness of the organic basis of classification, the greatest dangers of the race concept lie in its hereditarian psychological implications and in its misapplication to cultures.
  • Where colonial constructions force disparate peoples together by the arbitrariness of a colonial map-maker's pen, nationhood becomes an elusive notion.
  • Arbitrariness, malice, or bias are examples of improper considerations.
  • He argues that arbitrariness of corrupt transactions adversely impacts on capital inflows, providing a reason that corruption is more harmful than taxes.
  • The plays were a return to the theme of the arbitrariness yet inevitability of death.
  • This would go a long way to eliminating "arbitrariness" from the system. ANC Daily News Briefing
  • Arbitrariness in land acquisition for the project is a widely acknowledged fact.
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