Constraint vs Impediment - What's the difference?
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Something that constrains.
(mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
A restriction.
A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.
* Shakespeare
* {{quote-book
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(chiefly, in the plural) Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta
As nouns the difference between constraint and impediment
is that constraint is something that constrains while impediment is a hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.constraint
English
(wikipedia constraint)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* constraint satisfactionimpediment
English
Noun
(en noun)- Thus far into the bowels of the land / Have we marched on without impediment .
citation, passage=I had gazed upon the fortifications and impediments that seemed to keep human beings from entering the citadel of nature, and rashly and ignorantly I had repined.}}
- Working in a noisy factory left him with a slight hearing impediment .