Constraint vs Hurdle - What's the difference?
constraint | hurdle |
Something that constrains.
(mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
A restriction.
An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
(senseid)A perceived obstacle.
A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
* 1882 , James Edwin Thorold Rogers, A History of Agriculture and Prices in England , Volume 4, p. 414.
(UK, obsolete) A sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution.
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To jump over something while running.
To compete in the track and field events of hurdles (e.g. high hurdles).
To overcome an obstacle.
To hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles.
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As nouns the difference between constraint and hurdle
is that constraint is something that constrains while hurdle is an artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.As a verb hurdle is
to jump over something while running.constraint
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(wikipedia constraint)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* constraint satisfactionhurdle
English
Noun
(en noun)- The practice of folding sheep was general, and the purchase of hurdles was a regular charge in the shepherd's account.
- (Francis Bacon)
Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
(hurdl)- He hurdled the bench in his rush to get away.
- (Milton)
