constraint

English

WOTD – 10 January 2016

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

IPA^(key): /kənˈstɹeɪnt/
Audio (AU) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪnt

Noun

constraint (countable and uncountable, plural constraints)

Something that constrains; a restriction.
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An irresistible force or compulsion.
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The repression of one's feelings.
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(mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
(databases) A linkage or other restriction that maintains database integrity.

Derived terms

budget constraint
constraint cluster
constraint logic programming
constraint satisfaction
constraintive
holonomic constraint
integrity constraint
liquidity constraint
markedness constraint
multiconstraint
subconstraint
theory of constraints

Related terms

constrain
constrict
restraint

Translations

something that constrains

Albanian: fre (sq)
Arabic: متطلب‎
Bulgarian: принуда (bg) f (prinuda)
Catalan: restricció f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 約束／约束 (zh) (yuēshù)
Dutch: beperking (nl) f, inperking (nl) f, begrenzing (nl) f
Finnish: rajoitus (fi), raja (fi), rajoite (fi)
French: contrainte (fr) f
Galician: restrición (gl) f
German: Einschränkung (de) f, Beschränkung (de) f, Restriktion (de) f, Zwang (de) m, Hemmnis (de) n, Auflage (de) f, Bedingung (de) f, Nötigung (de) f, Befangenheit (de) f, Verlegenheit (de) f, Geziertheit f, Zurückhaltung (de) f, Randbedingung (de) f, Nebenbedingung f
Greek: περιορισμός (el) m (periorismós)
Icelandic: ófrelsi n
Italian: vincolo (it) m, costrizione (it) f
Japanese: 束縛 (ja) (そくばく, sokubaku)
Malay: kekangan
Norwegian:
Bokmål: begrensning (no) m or f
Polish: ograniczenie (pl) n, przymus (pl) m
Portuguese: coação (pt) f, compulsão (pt) f
Romanian: constrângere (ro) f, obligație (ro) f
Russian: ограниче́ние (ru) n (ograničénije)
Scottish Gaelic: èiginn f
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ograničénje n, усиљеност f
Roman: ograničénje (sh) n, usiljenost (sh) f
Spanish: constreñimiento m, limitación (es) f, restricción (es) f
Turkish: kısıtlama (tr), sınırlama (tr), tahdit (tr)

mathematics: condition to a solution

Dutch: beperking (nl) f, randvoorwaarde (nl) f
Finnish: ehto (fi)
French: contrainte (fr) f
German: Zwangsbedingung f
Italian: vincolo (it) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: beskrankning m or f
Polish: ograniczenie (pl) n, warunek (pl) m
Portuguese: restrição (pt) f
Russian: ограниче́ние (ru) n (ograničénije)
Spanish: restricción (es) f

Anagrams

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