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# arbitrarily

adverb (arbitrarily)

«arbitrarily» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Without a real reason or plan, by chance or by a choice that is not fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbitrarily/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths, you can choose a number arbitrarily (any number). In everyday talk, rules made arbitrarily seem unfair. Phrases: «chosen arbitrarily».

### Examples

- He picked a card arbitrarily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbitrarily/#x1)
- Choose a starting number arbitrarily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbitrarily/#x2)
- The rules seemed to change arbitrarily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbitrarily/#x3)
- The teams were split arbitrarily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbitrarily/#x4)
- Prices were set arbitrarily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbitrarily/#x5)
- Pick any point arbitrarily on the line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbitrarily/#x6)

### Note

Said «AR-bi-trer-i-lee» (UK «ar-bi-TRAIR-i-lee»). In maths, «arbitrary» means any one at all, with no special choice.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «arbitrarily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/arbitrarily/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«arbitrarily» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/arbitrarily.html) on Mova free.