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Etymology

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From under- +‎ constrain.

Verb

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underconstrain (third-person singular simple present underconstrains, present participle underconstraining, simple past and past participle underconstrained)

  1. To apply insufficient constraints (to).
    Antonym: overconstrain
    • 2005, Janick Bergeron, Eduard Cerny, Alan Hunter, Verification Methodology Manual for SystemVerilog, page 284:
      Finding the correct combination of assumptions that neither over- or underconstrain the inputs is often a difficult task.