constraint
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
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
- 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