erratisch — meaning in English

English meaning

• arbitrary adj Based on personal choice or chance rather than any clear reason, rule, or system.
• erratic adj Unpredictable and inconsistent; changing without any clear pattern.

Senses

erratisch is used for these senses in English:

• erratic Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.
• erratic Deviating from normal opinions or actions; eccentric; odd.

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.

erratic — full definition

1. adj Unpredictable and inconsistent; changing without any clear pattern.
2. noun A large boulder carried far from its origin by a glacier and left behind when the ice melted.

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