произво́льный — meaning in English
proizvolnyy
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English meaning
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arbitrary
adj Based on personal choice or chance rather than any clear reason, rule, or system.
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impromptu
adj Done without any preparation or planning; spontaneous.
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random
adj Happening or chosen without any particular pattern, plan, or reason.
Senses
произво́льный is used for these senses in English:
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arbitrary
(mathematics) Any, out of all that are possible.
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random
(informal) Being (part of) a varied, unrelated, and apparently arbitrary collection of things; diverse, heterogeneous.
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random
(informal) Of a person: characterized by or often saying random things; habitually using non sequiturs.
arbitrary — full definition
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adj Based on personal choice or chance rather than any clear reason, rule, or system.
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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.
