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Constraint vs Opportunity - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between constraint and opportunity

is that constraint is something that constrains while opportunity is a chance for advancement, progress or profit.

constraint

English

(wikipedia constraint)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something that constrains.
  • (mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
  • A restriction.

    • Derived terms

    * constraint satisfaction

    Related terms

    * restraint

    opportunity

    English

    (wikipedia opportunity)

    Noun

    (opportunities)
  • A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
    • Having a holiday is a great opportunity to relax.
    I wanted to become a professional, but because of my financial situation there were no opportunities .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 23 , author=Becky Ashton , title=QPR 1 - 0 Chelsea , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Chelsea also struggled to keep possession as QPR harried and chased at every opportunity , giving their opponents no time on the ball.}}
  • A favorable circumstance or occasion.

    • Derived terms

    * business opportunity * the ladder of opportunity * Land of Opportunity * equal opportunity * photo opportunity * opportunity cost * when opportunity knocks

    Related terms

    * opportune * opportunist * opportunistic * opportunism

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