arbitrary classification

Examples (10)

• The biologist's groupings were criticized as a purely arbitrary classification of species.
• Dividing students based on their height is an arbitrary classification that serves no educational purpose.
• The consultant warned that such an arbitrary classification of employees could lead to morale problems.
• Without a clear set of criteria, any system you create will be seen as an arbitrary classification.
• Historians now view the old social hierarchy as an arbitrary classification designed to maintain power.
• The government's new tax brackets were attacked for being an arbitrary classification of income levels.
• His method of organizing books by color was a charming but ultimately arbitrary classification.
• The data was unusable because it was sorted using an arbitrary classification that no one understood.
• To ensure fairness, we must avoid any form of arbitrary classification in the selection process.
• The museum's exhibit was confusing due to its arbitrary classification of historical artifacts.