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noun
1.
limitation or restriction.
2.
repression of natural feelings and impulses: to practice constraint.
3.
unnatural restraint in manner, conversation, etc.; embarrassment.
4.
something that constrains.
5.
EXPANDthe act of constraining.
6.
the condition of being constrained.
7.
COLLAPSELinguistics. a restriction on the operation of a linguistic rule or the occurrence of a linguistic construction.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English constreinte < Middle French, noun use of feminine past participle of constreindre; see constrain
1350–1400; Middle English constreinte < Middle French, noun use of feminine past participle of constreindre; see constrain
Related forms
non·con·straint, noun
Synonyms
1. force, obligation, pressure.
1. force, obligation, pressure.
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Constraints
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Example Sentences
- It is really important that there is consumer understanding that there will be constraints and limits to consumption.
- True, but there are also legal and logistical constraints to consider.
- There is no cosmic clock no cosmic space constraints.
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CONSTRAINTS definition
A language for solving constraints using value inference.
["CONSTRAINTS: A Language for Expressing Almost-Hierarchical Descriptions", G.J. Sussman et al, Artif Intell 14(1):1-39 (Aug 1980)].
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