Arbitrariness is a term given to choices and actions subject to individual will, judgment or preference, based solely upon an individual`s opinion or discretion. Arbitrary decisions are not necessarily the same as random decisions. For example, during the 1973 oil crisis, Americans were allowed to purchase gasoline only on odd-numbered days if th.... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitrariness
An essential notion in structural linguistics which denies any necessary relationship between linguistic signs and their referents, e.g. objects in the outside world. Found on https://www.uni-due.de/ELE/LinguisticGlossary.html