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Constraint refer to:
In computing
- Constraint (computer-aided design), in engineering design and solid modeling
- Constraint satisfaction, in computer science
- Finite domain constraints, in constraint satisfaction
- Integrity constraints, an element of database design
In mathematics
- Constraint (mathematics)
- Constrained optimization, in finance, linear programming, economics and cost modeling
- Constraint (classical mechanics), including:
- First class constraint and second class constraint in Hamiltonian mechanics
- Primary constraint and secondary constraint in Hamiltonian mechanics
- Constraint (information theory)
- Constraint algorithm, such as SHAKE, or LINCS
Other uses
- Biological constraints, factors which make populations resistant to evolutionary change
- For example, Carrier's constraint
- Theory of constraints, in business management
- Loading gauge or structure gauge, constraints in engineering
- Constrained writing, in literature
- For example, Oulipian constraints
- Optimality Theory, in linguistics, a constraint-based theory which is primarily influential in phonology
See also
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