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arbitrary standard

noun as in Procrustean bed

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Example Sentences

Thus they established an arbitrary standard for that dignity which Parliament had defined and limited to a legal standard.

It is not meant that reading is never to depart from this seemingly arbitrary standard.

The laws fix an arbitrary standard of solvency, which binds the Superintendent hand and foot.

Physicians could visit apothecary shops once a year and throw away any drugs falling below an arbitrary standard of excellence.

The florist lays down a certain arbitrary standard of perfection, and attempts to make flowers conform to that model.

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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to arbitrary standard, such as: bed of procrustes, and instrument of torture.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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