Arbitrariness vs. Arbitrarity — What's the Difference?

Arbitrariness is the quality of being "determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle". It is also used to refer to a choice made without any specific criterion or restraint.Arbitrary decisions are not necessarily the same as random decisions.

(rare) arbitrariness

Determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle

Based on or subject to individual judgment or preference

(Law) Relating to a decision made by a court or legislature that lacks a grounding in law or fact

Not limited by law; despotic

The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.

The quality of being arbitrary; despoticalness; tyranny.

The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment;