constraint en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kənˈstɹæɪnt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /kənˈstɹeɪnt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
From Middle English constreynt, constreynte, from Old French constreinte, past participle of constreindre (“to constrain”), from Latin cōnstringō (corresponding to the past participle cōnstrictus).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Something that constrains; a restriction.
An engineer must recognize the difference between a constraint (to work within) and a problem (to be eliminated via resolution).
Today’s electricity demand (65 EJ/a) is well covered by the range, but constraints may occur in the long run locally. Amongst large countries, Nigeria and India may need imports to meet electricity demand.
2015, Quantifying a realistic:
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(countable, uncountable) An irresistible force or compulsion.
They confessed, but only under severe constraint.
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(countable, uncountable) The repression of one's feelings.
Although his blood so rose against this man, and his wrath so stirred within him, that he could have struck him dead, he put such fierce constraint upon himself that he passed him without a word or look. Yes, and he would have gone on, and not turned, though to resist the Devil who poured such hot temptation in his brain, required an effort scarcely to be achieved, if this man had not himself summoned him to stop
1841 February–November, Charles Dickens, “Barnaby Rudge. (please specify the chapter number)”, in Master Humphrey’s Clock, London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
- (countable, uncountable) A linkage or other restriction that maintains database integrity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| constraints | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
time constraint · Hamiltonian constraint · markedness constraint · nonconstraint · liquidity constraint · subconstraint · unconstraint · constraintive · budget constraint · metaconstraint · constrainted · theory of constraints · constraint cluster · unconstrainted · holonomic constraint · constraint logic programming · constraintless · multiconstraint · constraint satisfaction · integrity constraint
Relateds
constrict · constrain · restraint
Translations (63)
de Randbedingung (something that constrains) · fi rajoite (something that constrains) · sq fre (something that constrains) · de Zwangsbedingung (mathematics: condition to a solution) · fr contrainte (something that constrains) · ja 束縛 (something that constrains) · sh ograničénje (something that constrains) · de Auflage (something that constrains) · nl randvoorwaarde (mathematics: condition to a solution) · de Geziertheit (something that constrains) · de Einschränkung (something that constrains) · fi raja (something that constrains) · ms kekangan (something that constrains) · ro obligație (something that constrains) · tr sınırlama (something that constrains) · el περιορισμός (something that constrains) · tr kısıtlama (something that constrains) · de Zurückhaltung (something that constrains) · ro constrângere (something that constrains) · fi ehto (mathematics: condition to a solution) · de Hemmnis (something that constrains) · nb begrensning (something that constrains) · sh ograničénje (something that constrains) · pt restrição (mathematics: condition to a solution) · ru ограниче́ние (mathematics: condition to a solution) · pl ograniczenie (something that constrains) · gd èiginn (something that constrains) · hi व्यवरोध (mathematics: condition to a solution) · sh усиљеност (something that constrains) · uk обме́ження (something that constrains) · nl beperking (something that constrains) · pt coação (something that constrains) · de Nebenbedingung (something that constrains) · pl warunek (mathematics: condition to a solution) · de Beschränkung (something that constrains) · de Nötigung (something that constrains) · ar متطلب (something that constrains) · nl begrenzing (something that constrains) · ota باصقی (something that constrains) · de Zwang (something that constrains) · it vincolo (something that constrains) · nl inperking (something that constrains) · cmn 約束 /约束 (something that constrains) · it vincolo (mathematics: condition to a solution) · is ófrelsi (something that constrains) · de Befangenheit (something that constrains) · fi rajoitus (something that constrains) · sh usiljenost (something that constrains) · bg принуда (something that constrains) · pl ograniczenie (mathematics: condition to a solution) · ca restricció (something that constrains) · nl beperking (mathematics: condition to a solution) · gl restrición (something that constrains) · tr tahdit (something that constrains) · de Verlegenheit (something that constrains) · ru ограниче́ние (something that constrains) · de Restriktion (something that constrains) · de Bedingung (something that constrains) · fr contrainte (mathematics: condition to a solution) · pt compulsão (something that constrains) · nb beskrankning (mathematics: condition to a solution) · pl przymus (something that constrains) · it costrizione (something that constrains)