based on one's preference,
notion, whim, etc.;
capricious.
based on or
subject to
individual judgment or discretion.
derived only from
opinion or preference; not based on the
nature of things.
something which is introduced into a
situation without
regard to the
data of the
situation.
something which is
subject to
individual will or judgment without restriction; something which is contingent (dependent) solely upon one's discretion.
something which is introduced into a
situation without
regard to the
data of the
situation. (
Chapter 3, #7)
something which is introduced into a
situation without
regard to the
data of the
situation.
based on one's preference,
notion, whim, etc.
operates on preference,
notion, whim, etc.
something which is introduced into the
situation without
regard to the
data of the
situation. Arbitrary means "stand alone." If you had an adding
machine which had a piece of
stuck solder in it, or something like that, that always added five into anything, you'd get four
times five equals twenty-five; two
times six equals
seventeen. When you introduce arbitraries, you get
wrong answers.