English Explanatory Dictionary

constraint

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something that constrains; a restriction.
  2. An irresistible force or compulsion.
  3. The repression of one's feelings.
  4. A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
  5. A linkage or other restriction that maintains database integrity.

Pronunciation

/kənˈstɹeɪnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-constraint.wav /kənˈstɹæɪnt/ en-au-constraint.ogg

Word forms

constraint constraints

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).

Related words

constrain constrict restraint

Derived words

budget constraint constraint cluster constrainted constraintive constraintless constraint logic programming constraint satisfaction Hamiltonian constraint holonomic constraint integrity constraint liquidity constraint markedness constraint metaconstraint multiconstraint nonconstraint subconstraint theory of constraints time constraint unconstraint unconstrainted
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