произволен — meaning in English

English meaning

• arbitrary adj Based on personal choice or chance rather than any clear reason, rule, or system.
• random adj Happening or chosen without any particular pattern, plan, or reason.

Senses

произволен is used for these senses in English:

• arbitrary (usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.
• arbitrary (mathematics) Any, out of all that are possible.

arbitrary — full definition

1. adj Based on personal choice or chance rather than any clear reason, rule, or system.
2. adj Used, in mathematics and logic, to mean "any one you like" out of all the possibilities — not random in the everyday sense, but unspecified.

random — full definition

1. adj Happening or chosen without any particular pattern, plan, or reason.
2. adj Describes an outcome that can't be predicted in advance, though it may follow known odds.
3. adj Informal: odd, unexpected, or unrelated to what came before.

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