constraint

English

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology

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

Noun

constraint (plural constraints)

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

Derived terms

• constraint satisfaction

Related terms

• restraint

Translations

something that constrains

• Bulgarian: принуда (bg) (prinuda) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 約束 (cmn), 约束 (cmn) (yuēshù)

• Dutch: beperking (nl) f, inperking (nl) f, begrenzing (nl) f
• Finnish: rajoitus (fi), raja (fi), rajoite (fi)
• French: contrainte (fr) f
• German: Einschränkung (de) f, Beschränkung (de) f
• Icelandic: ófrelsi (is) n
• Italian: vincolo (it) m, costrizione (it) f
• Japanese: 束縛 (ja) (そくばく, sokubaku)

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: begrensning (nb) m and f

• Polish: ograniczenie (pl) n, przymus (pl) m
• Romanian: constrângere (ro) f, obligație (ro) f
• Russian: ограничение (ru) (ograničénije) n
• Scottish Gaelic: èiginn (gd) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ograničénje (sh) n, усиљеност (sh) f

  Roman: ograničénje (sh) n, usiljenost (sh) f

• Spanish: constreñimiento (es) m, limitación (es) f, restricción (es) f
• Turkish: kısıtlama (tr), sınırlama (tr), tahdit (tr)

mathematics: condition to a solution

• Dutch: beperking (nl) f, randvoorwaarde (nl) f
• Italian: vincolo (it) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: beskrankning (nb) m and f

• Polish: ograniczenie (pl) n, warunek (pl) m
• Russian: ограничение (ru) (ograničénije) n
• Spanish: restricción (es) f