1. A route or course of action that is chosen without a specific reason, logic, or predetermined pattern; any path selected without following a systematic method
The algorithm can follow an arbitrary path through the data structure.
O algoritmo pode seguir um caminho arbitrário através da estrutura de dados.
2. In mathematics and computer science, a path that is determined by choice rather than constraint or necessity
We selected an arbitrary path to traverse the graph.
Selecionamos um caminho arbitrário para percorrer o grafo.