constraint

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kənˈstreɪnt/, SAMPA: /k@n"streInt/
• Rhymes: -eɪnt

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English, from Middle French constrainte, from verb constraindre (French: contraindre).

[edit] Noun

constraint (plural constraints)

1. Something that constrains.
2. (mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.

[edit] Derived terms

• constraint satisfaction

[edit] Related terms

• restraint

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