Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!dual!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-kirk!williams From: williams@kirk.DEC (John Williams 223-3402) Newsgroups: net.philosophy Subject: A definition of arbitrary Message-ID: <3591@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 13-Aug-85 10:10:29 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.3591 Posted: Tue Aug 13 10:10:29 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 17-Aug-85 06:22:49 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 10 Arbitrary: describing the attributes of a non critical choice. A choice that will not bear apparent significance on the consequences. Freedom is implied due to arbitraryness, the deterministic method\ of evaluation can not verify any selection. John.