constrained

adj 1: being under moral or legal obligation; "felt bound by his

promise" [syn: {bound}, {compelled(p)}, {constrained(p)},

{obligate}]

2: lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile";

"forced heartiness"; "a strained smile" [syn: {forced}, {strained}]

constraint

A {Boolean} relation, often an

equality or {ineqality} relation, between the values of one or

more variables (often two). E.g. x>3 is a constraint on x.

{constraint satisfaction} is the process of assigning values

to variables so that all constraints are true.

{Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.constraints}. {FAQ

(http://web.cs.city.ac.uk/archive/constraints/constraints.html)}.

(1997-02-20)