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arbitrariness

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﹒The quality of being based on random choice or personal whim rather than any reason or system.

﹒The absence of a natural or necessary connection between a linguistic form and its meaning.

Examples

﹒The judge criticized the arbitrariness of the new sentencing guidelines.

﹒Linguists often discuss the inherent arbitrariness of the relationship between a word and its meaning.

﹒The policy was widely condemned for the sheer arbitrariness with which it was enforced.

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