English Online Dictionary. What means constraint? What does constraint mean?
English
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).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /kənˈstɹeɪnt/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /kənˈstɹæɪnt/
- Rhymes: -eɪnt
Noun
constraint (countable and uncountable, plural constraints)
- Something that constrains; a restriction.
- Coordinate term: problem
- An irresistible force or compulsion.
- 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
Related terms
- constrain
- constrict
- restraint
Translations
Further reading
- constraint on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- in contrast