arbitrary standard
Example Sentences
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Coe pushed back on a suggestion that 0.1 is an arbitrary standard but said of the competition committee: “I think they will look at that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2022
It was as if the landscape itself had dysmorphia, altering its physical appearance to fit an arbitrary standard that undermined its primary function.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2020
Fashion in this context was not about looking au courant or attractive by some arbitrary standard.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2019
A day, therefore, is not and cannot be some arbitrary standard.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2015
It is not possible to suggest any arbitrary standard for calculating their relative weight, and they are so interdependent as to preclude separate discussion.
From Principles of Mining Valuation, Organization and Administration by Hoover, Herbert
