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beliebig — 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.
  • gratuitous adj Done without any good reason, especially excessive or unnecessary (often used of violence or offense).

Senses

beliebig is used for these senses in English:

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.

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