What is the meaning of arbitrariness?

The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment.
- usage: "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"
- synonyms: flightiness, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousness

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