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arbitrary 1. Maths not representing any specific value 2. Law (esp of a penalty or punishment) not laid down by statute; within the court's discretion How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Laws of motion of any kind become comprehensible to man only when he examines arbitrarily selected elements of that motion; but at the same time, a large proportion of human error comes from the arbitrary division of continuous motion into discontinuous elements. It seemed intolerable that I should endure existence subject to the arbitrary visitations of a Magician who could thus play tricks with one's very stomach. This classification is evidently not arbitrary like the grouping of the stars in constellations. |
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