nonarbitrary

ar·bi·trar·y

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahr-bi-trer-ee]
- /ˈɑr bɪˌtrɛr i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahr-bi-trer-ee]
- /ˈɑr bɪˌtrɛr i/

Definitions of nonarbitrary word

adjective nonarbitrary decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute. 1
noun nonarbitrary Not arbitrary. 1
adjective nonarbitrary subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision. 0
adjective nonarbitrary having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law; despotic; tyrannical: an arbitrary government. 0
adjective nonarbitrary capricious; unreasonable; unsupported: an arbitrary demand for payment. 0
adjective nonarbitrary Mathematics. undetermined; not assigned a specific value: an arbitrary constant. 0

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Origin of nonarbitrary

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

1400-50; late Middle English < Latin arbitrārius uncertain (i.e., depending on an arbiter's decision). See arbiter, -ary

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Parts of speech for Nonarbitrary

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nonarbitrary popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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