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    arbitrarily

    US /ˌɑrbəˈtrɛrəlɪ/

    ・

    UK /'ɑ:bɪtrəlɪ/

    B1
    adv.AdverbWithout using reason, often unfairly; on a whim
    He has a bad habit of arbitrarily discarding projects after working on them

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    Please Stop Giving Your Children Weird Names. Angel Gaines

    05:27Please Stop Giving Your Children Weird Names. Angel Gaines
    • What they do is they take three syllables, they push them together, and then they arbitrarily capitalize any letter they feel like capitalizing.

      What they do is they take three syllables, they push them together, and then they arbitrarily capitalize any letter they feel like capitalizing.

    • and then they arbitrarily capitalize any letter they feel like capitalizing.

      and then they arbitrarily capitalize any letter they feel like capitalizing.

    B1

    Why Steve Jobs Wore The Same Outfit Everyday

    04:50Why Steve Jobs Wore The Same Outfit Everyday
    • But the decision regarding what outfit they would give employees wasn't made arbitrarily.

      But the decision regarding what outfit they would give employees wasn't made arbitrarily.

    • But the decision regarding what outfit they would give employees wasn't made arbitrarily.

      But the decision regarding what outfit they would give employees wasn't made arbitrarily.

    B1

    Highlights from Elon Musk at Tesla's 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting (In 12 Minutes)

    11:18Highlights from Elon Musk at Tesla's 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting (In 12 Minutes)
    • So we are actually just keeping the version arbitrarily at 12 and then like calling it 12.4, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, but it's actually really like version 13, version 14, but anyway, this is an arbitrary designation.

      So we are actually just keeping the version arbitrarily at 12 and then like calling it 12.4, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, but it's actually really like version 13, version 14, but anyway, this is an arbitrary designation.

    • So we are actually just keeping the version arbitrarily at 12 and then calling it 12.3, 12.4, 12.5.

      So we are actually just keeping the version arbitrarily at 12 and then calling it 12.3, 12.4, 12.5.

    B1

    RELATIONSHIP ADVICE FOR MEN - THE WAY OF THE SUPERIOR MAN BY DAVID DEIDA ANIMATED BOOK REVIEW

    05:29RELATIONSHIP ADVICE FOR MEN - THE WAY OF THE SUPERIOR MAN BY DAVID DEIDA ANIMATED BOOK REVIEW
    • And the second part is being indifferent. It doesn't matter, pick something arbitrarily.

      And the second part is being indifferent. It doesn't matter, pick something arbitrarily.

    • Pick something arbitrarily.

      Pick something arbitrarily.

    A2

    Week 5

    49:14Week 5
    • Yeah, the first character in davin, which, in this case, I proposed was arbitrarily and unrealistically 1, 0x1, which just means the hexadecimal number 1.

      Yeah, the first character in davin, which, in this case, I proposed was arbitrarily and unrealistically 1, 0x1, which just means the hexadecimal number 1.

    • Yeah, the first character in davin, which, in this case, I proposed was arbitrarily and unrealistically 1, 0x1, which just means the hexadecimal number 1.

      Yeah, the first character in davin, which, in this case, I proposed was arbitrarily and unrealistically 1, 0x1, which just means the hexadecimal number 1.

    B1

    Logistic regression

    51:46Logistic regression
    • In such a case, one of the two outcomes is arbitrarily coded as 1, and

      In such a case, one of the two outcomes is arbitrarily coded as 1, and

    • two outcomes is arbitrarily coded as 1, and the other as 0.

      two outcomes is arbitrarily coded as 1, and the other as 0.

    B2

    Let's Read Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil CC ASMR First Article

    58:31Let's Read Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil CC ASMR First Article
    • although they seem to occur suddenly and arbitrarily in the history of thought,

      although they seem to occur suddenly and arbitrarily in the history of thought,

    • Although they seem to occur suddenly and arbitrarily in the history of thought, they belong to a system, exactly like all the members of the fauna of a continent.

      Although they seem to occur suddenly and arbitrarily in the history of thought, they belong to a system, exactly like all the members of the fauna of a continent.

    B2

    Computational Thinking - Computer Science for Business Leaders 2016

    21:52Computational Thinking - Computer Science for Business Leaders 2016
    • Yeah, I mean, we kind of did this yesterday in some form where at some point I think I arbitrarily said that if we want to represent the letter A, we could just call that a 1.

      Yeah, I mean, we kind of did this yesterday in some form where at some point I think I arbitrarily said that if we want to represent the letter A, we could just call that a 1.

    • Well, that means earlier when we were talking about binary and I was using arbitrarily three bits when we were talking about binary, the 1s place, the 2s place, and

      Well, that means earlier when we were talking about binary and I was using arbitrarily three bits when we were talking about binary, the 1s place, the 2s place, and

    B1

    Peter Joseph - Where are we now? - London 2009-07-25

    08:56Peter Joseph - Where are we now? - London 2009-07-25
    • urban legends that define your broadest view are all examples of the qualities you might absorb arbitrarily from the culture you have been born into.

      urban legends that define your broadest view are all examples of the qualities you might absorb arbitrarily from the culture you have been born into.

    • arbitrarily, in the culture you have been born into.

      arbitrarily, in the culture you have been born into.

    B1

    Week 0, continued

    04:00Week 0, continued
    • And I arbitrarily set it to 0.

      And I arbitrarily set it to 0.

    • And I arbitrarily set it to 0.

      And I arbitrarily set it to 0.

    B1