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Inhibition vs Constraint - What's the difference?

inhibition | constraint |

As nouns the difference between inhibition and constraint

is that inhibition is the act of inhibiting while constraint is something that constrains.

inhibition

English

(wikipedia inhibition)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of inhibiting.
  • (psychology) a personal feeling of fear or embarrassment that stops one behaving naturally.
  • (chemistry) the process of stopping or retarding a chemical reaction.

    • See also

    * inhibit ----

    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