arbitrary boundary

collocation in English

meaningsofarbitraryandboundary

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arbitrary
adjective
uk
/ˈɑː.bɪ.trər.i/us
/ˈɑːr.bə.trer.i/
based on chance rather than being planned or based ...
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boundary
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/us
/ˈbaʊn.dər.i/
a real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit ...
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(Definition ofarbitraryandboundaryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is a highlyarbitraryboundaryacross which many pupils commute in both directions.
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How can they fail to be with such anarbitraryboundary?
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What is now proposed is an entirelyarbitraryboundary.
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We prefer not to draw the line at anarbitraryboundary.
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You draw anarbitraryboundaryline and within that boundary line you are dealing with local authorities which cannot be distinguished from local authorities outside the boundary line.
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The question then is, how can we ensure against arbitrary boundaries for cluster membership?
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On this last question, anarbitraryboundaryof 25 years of age and under was eventually established, although the variables of this boundary were widely discussed.
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You must get rid of these arbitrary boundaries.
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They are best seen in collections that recognise no arbitrary boundaries of time or place.
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The arbitrary boundaries that have been drawn now make life extremely difficult.
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There will be problems about arbitrary boundaries.
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Simply connected domains with arbitrary boundaries were first treated by.
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