English-Estonian translations for arbitrary

• juhuslik
  On olemas oht, et süütu inimene võib langeda juhuslike kinnipidamiste, ülekuulamiste või liikumise häirimise ohvriks. The danger exists that an innocent person may be subject to arbitrary stops, interrogations or travel disruption.
  Peame saavutama laenuandjate ning võlgnike õiguste kaitsmise tasakaalu, et ära hoida mis tahes juhuslike olukordade teke. We must strike a balance between protecting creditors and protecting the rights of debtors to avoid any arbitrary situation.
  Siiski seda ei toimu ja vastupidi, kõnealuse toetuse määramise menetlus on olnud juhuslik ja omavoliline. However, this is not happening and, on the contrary, the procedure for determining this support has been haphazard and arbitrary.

Definition of arbitrary

• Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random
• Determined by impulse rather than reason; heavy-handed
• Any, out of all that are possible
• Determined by independent arbiter
• Anything arbitrary, such as an arithmetical value or a fee

Examples

• Benjamin Franklins designation of "positive" and "negative" to different charges was arbitrary
• The decision to use 18 years as the legal age of adulthood was arbitrary, as both age 17 and 19 were reasonable alternatives
• The equation is true for an arbitrary value of x

Related words

• arbitrarily
• arbitrariness
• arbitraryness
• arbitrary unit