arbitrariness

Example Sentences

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“At best, there’s an arbitrariness to the programs, and at worst, there’s no quality assurance.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

She particularly focuses on what she calls the "arbitrariness" and the damage it has caused.

From Salon • Aug. 13, 2023

Yet the arbitrariness of opportunity and vocation — who gets to make art? who has to dig ditches? — is clear and pointed.

From New York Times • May 21, 2023

"Nothing can protect Belarusians from arbitrariness," says Pavel Sapelka.

From BBC • May 10, 2023

Initially, one of the most puzzling features of animal domestication is the seeming arbitrariness with which some species have been domesticated while their close relatives have not.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond