constraint

n 1: the state of being constrained [syn: {restraint}]

2: a device that holds someone or something back from action

[syn: {restraint}]

3: the act of constraining

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)