произвольный, случайный
прилагательное 1) произвольный, случайный Например: arbitrary choice — случайный выбор; выбор наудачу Their whole scheme of interpretation is purely arbitrary. — Вся их схема объяснения совершенно произвольна. Синоним(ы): accidental, casual 2) [литературно-книжное] капризный 3) [литературно-книжное] деспотический Например: arbitrary rule — деспотизм, произвол власти arbitrary government — автократия His arbitrary decision led to a confrontation. — Его волюнтаристское решение привело к конфронтации. The conduct of the Archbishop appears to have been arbitrary and harsh. — Поведение архиепископа производила впечатление резкого, даже деспотичного. Например: arbitrary signs and symbols — условные знаки и обозначения
имя прилагательное 1) общая лексика произвольный, случайный Синоним(ы): accidental, casual 2) политология, управление, менеджмент самоуправный, основанный на произволе (о политических или управленческих решениях, которые основаны не на логике или правилах, а на личных пристрастиях и желаниях) Например: arbitrary act — самоуправное действие, акт произвола Синоним(ы): discretionary
adjective 1. depending on individual discretion (as of a judge) and not fixed by law Example: the manner of punishment is arbitrary 2. a. not restrained or limited in the exercise of power; ruling by absolute authority Example: an arbitrary government b. marked by or resulting from the unrestrained and often tyrannical exercise of power Example: protection from arbitrary arrest and detention 3. a. based on or determined by individual preference or convenience rather than by necessity or the intrinsic nature of something Example: an arbitrary standard Example: take any arbitrary positive number Example: arbitrary division of historical studies into watertight compartments — A. J. Toynbee b. existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will Example: when a task is not seen in a meaningful context it is experienced as being arbitrary — Nehemiah Jordan • arbitrarily adverb • arbitrariness noun