mielivaltainen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arbitrarily adv In a way that is based on random choice or personal whim rather than any clear reason or system.
- arbitrary adj Based on personal choice or chance rather than any clear reason, rule, or system.
- extrajudicial adj (law) Outside the authority or powers of a court or judge.
Senses
mielivaltainen is used for these senses in English:
- arbitrarily To an arbitrary degree.
- arbitrary (usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.
- arbitrary Determined by impulse rather than reason; often connoting heavy-handedness.
- arbitrary (mathematics) Any, out of all that are possible.
- extrajudicial (legal, of a punishment) Carried out without legal authority.
arbitrary — full definition
- adj Based on personal choice or chance rather than any clear reason, rule, or system.
- 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.
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