constraint
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English constreynt, constreynte, from Old French constreinte, past participle of constreindre (“to constrain”), from Latin cōnstringō (corresponding to the past participle cōnstrictus).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /kənˈstɹeɪnt/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /kənˈstɹæɪnt/
Audio (AU) (file)
- Rhymes: -eɪnt
Noun[edit]
constraint (countable and uncountable, plural constraints)
- Something that constrains; a restriction.
- Coordinate term: problem
- An engineer must recognize the difference between a constraint (to work within) and a problem (to be eliminated via resolution).
- An irresistible force or compulsion.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- The repression of one's feelings.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
- (databases) A linkage or other restriction that maintains database integrity.
Derived terms[edit]
- budget constraint
- constraint cluster
- constraint logic programming
- constraint satisfaction
- constraintive
- Hamiltonian constraint
- holonomic constraint
- integrity constraint
- liquidity constraint
- markedness constraint
- multiconstraint
- subconstraint
- theory of constraints
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
something that constrains
mathematics: condition to a solution
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Further reading[edit]
- constraint on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
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