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Constriction vs Constraint - What's the difference?

constriction | constraint | Synonyms |

As nouns the difference between constriction and constraint

is that constriction is the act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts while constraint is something that constrains.

constriction

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts
  • A narrow part of something; a stricture
  • A compression

    • 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