arbitrary vs typical

arbitrary

noun
  • Anything arbitrary, such as an arithmetical value or a fee. 

adj
  • Not representative or symbolic; not iconic. 

  • Determined by independent arbiter. 

  • Determined by impulse rather than reason; heavy-handed. 

  • Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random. 

  • Any, out of all that are possible. 

typical

noun
  • Anything that is typical, normal, or standard. 

adj
  • Capturing the overall sense of a thing. 

  • Characteristically representing something by form, group, idea or type. 

  • Normal, average; to be expected. 

  • Of a lower taxon, containing the type of the higher taxon. 

How often have the words arbitrary and typical occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )