constraint
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Something that constrains; a restriction.
- (countable, uncountable) An irresistible force or compulsion.
- (countable, uncountable) The repression of one's feelings.
- (countable, uncountable) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
- (countable, uncountable) A linkage or other restriction that maintains database integrity.
Synonyms
false imprisonment
Translations
contrainte
restricción
restrição
Einschränkung
sınırlama
beperking
vincolo
περιορισμόςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈstɹeɪnt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English constreynt, constreynte, from Old French constreinte, past participle of constreindre (“to constrain”), from Latin cōnstringō (corresponding to the past participle cōnstrictus).
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