Full Idea
To a necessity in the world there corresponds an arbitrary rule in language.
Gist of Idea
For each necessity in the world there is an arbitrary rule of language
Source
Ludwig Wittgenstein (Lectures 1930-32 (student notes) [1931], B XIV.2)
Book Reference
Wittgenstein,Ludwig: 'Lectures in Cambridge 1930-32', ed/tr. Lee,Desmond [Blackwell 1980], p.57
A Reaction
This seems to be hardcore logical positivism, making all necessities arbitrary. Compare Quine on the number of planets.
Related Idea
Idea 9201 Whether 9 is necessarily greater than 7 depends on how '9' is described [Quine, by Fine,K]