ihtiyarî — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arbitrary adj Based on personal choice or chance rather than any clear reason, rule, or system.
- facultative adj Relating to a faculty, particularly a mental one.
- optional adjective Not required; available to choose but not compulsory.
Senses
ihtiyarî 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.
- facultative Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective.
- optional Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
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.
facultative — full definition
- adj Relating to a faculty, particularly a mental one.
- adj Not compulsory; optional or left to individual choice.
- adj Giving someone the power or permission to do something.
- adj (biology) Able to carry out a certain function, or to survive, in more than one way.
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