All 5 Uses of
arbitrary
in
Outliers
- Players are judged on their own performance, not on anyone else's, and on the basis of their ability, not on some other arbitrary fact.
Chpt 1arbitrary = based on chance or impulse
- It's outlandish that our arbitrary choice of cutoff dates is causing these long-lasting effects, and no one seems to care about them.
Chpt 1
- It was a story of how the outliers in a particular field reached their lofty status through a combination of ability, opportunity, and utterly arbitrary advantage.
Chpt
- The much-storied disenchantment with mathematics among Western children starts in the third and fourth grades, and Fuson argues that perhaps a part of that disenchantment is due to the fact that math doesn't seem to make sense; its linguistic structure is clumsy; its basic rules seem arbitrary and complicated.
Chpt 8
- To build a better world we need to replace the patchwork of lucky breaks and arbitrary advantages that today determine success, the fortunate birth dates and the happy accidents of history, with a society that provides opportunities for all.
Chpt 9 *arbitrary = based on chance
Definition:
based on chance or impulse (rather than upon reasoning, consistent rules, or a proper sense of fairness)