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Rigour vs Constraint - What's the difference?

rigour | constraint |

As nouns the difference between rigour and constraint

is that rigour is severity or strictness while constraint is something that constrains.

rigour

English

(wikipedia rigour)

Alternative forms

* rigor (US)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Severity or strictness.
  • A trembling or shivering response.
  • Character of being unyielding or inflexible.
  • Shrewd questioning.
  • Higher level of difficulty.
  • (British, slang) An abbreviated form of rigour mortis.
  • 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