arbitrary vs nth

arbitrary

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. 

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

nth

noun
  • The item at position n in a sequence. 

  • The item in a relatively large but unspecified position in a series. 

adj
  • Occurring at a relatively large but unspecified position in a series. 

  • Occurring at position n in a sequence. 

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