arbitrary in the PONS Dictionary

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Consider the largest square that can be inscribed in an arbitrary triangle (all vertices of the square lie on sides of the triangle).
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The conditions of a repeated game where an arbitrary outcome may be enforced are set out in theorems often known as folk theorems.
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Although preverbs may have directional meanings, most of the time it is totally arbitrary which verb takes which preverb.
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Instead of table service, there are food-serving counters/stalls, either in a line or allowing arbitrary walking paths.
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An infrared light source is transmitted through or reflected off the tissue, detected by a phototransistor, and quantified in arbitrary units.
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An arbitrary limit of 10 metres has been adopted.
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During the 1930s and the 1940s, lights mounted behind the painted backglasses were used for scoring purposes, making the scoring somewhat arbitrary.
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The report details the use of arbitrary roadblocks, the stopping and searching of pedestrians and mass detention (943 stops, 118 arrests and 75 charges).
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The reasonableness depends on a balance between the public interest and the individuals rights to personal security free from arbitrary interference by law officers.
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However, this is somewhat arbitrary and depends on the opponent and stage of the point being played.
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