arbitrarily

恣意的に、任意に

はっきりした理由や規則、計画に基づかずに。

やさしい英語で： Without a clear reason, rule, or plan.

• She arbitrarily chose the first name.
• The rules were changed arbitrarily.
• You cannot arbitrarily dismiss people you dislike.

類義語： randomly, at will

よく使う表現： arbitrarily chosen, arbitrarily select something, arbitrarily assigned

任意に

どれほど大きくても小さくても、望む程度まで。

やさしい英語で： To any chosen degree, however large or small.

• The number can be arbitrarily large.
• We can make the error arbitrarily small.
• These values come arbitrarily close to zero.

使い方： arbitrarily + adjective (The distance can be arbitrarily small.)

よく使う表現： arbitrarily large, arbitrarily small, arbitrarily close