constraint
Pronunciation: /kənˈstɹeɪnt/
The English word “constraint” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- Something that constrains; a restriction.
- An irresistible force or compulsion.
- The repression of one's feelings.
- A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
- A linkage or other restriction that maintains database integrity.
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).
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More English words
- constrainer
- constraining
- constrainingly
- constrainment
- constraint cluster
- constraintive
- constraintless
- constrict
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