constrained adj : lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile" [syn: forced, strained]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪnd

Verb

constrained

1. past of constrain

Constraint may refer to:

• Constraint (mathematics)
• Constraint algorithm (mechanics) such as SHAKE, or LINCS
• Constraint (design)
  • Loading gauge versus structure gauge
• Constraint (information theory)
• Theory of Constraints, in business management
• Constraint satisfaction, in computer science
• A constraint on constrained writing, in literature
  • For example, Oulipian constraints

See also

• Restraint

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