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How to pronounce constraints in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms restraint
Type of confinement
Has types cage
Type Words
Synonyms restraint
Type of device
Has types airbrake, arrester, arrester hook, band, bond, brake, brake pad, brake shoe, catch, chain, trammel, skid, stop, tether, air bag, dive brake, drogue, fastener, fastening, fixing, gag, hamper, holdfast, ignition lock, lead, leash, life belt, lock, muzzle, safety belt, safety harness, sea anchor, shackle, shoe
Type Words
Type of confinement, restriction
Has types swaddling clothes

Examples of constraints

constraints
She represents escape from the constraints of even the most bountiful childhood.
From the online.wsj.com
Sometimes the most powerful innovation is built in the most extreme constraints.
From the techcrunch.com
Ballot-driven constraints are only part of the constraints Brown must cope with.
From the ocregister.com
Because no team has felt the constraints of the NFL lockout more than the 49ers.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Such constraints on your life must first be approved by both houses of Congress.
From the thenewstribune.com
Unlike his best work, Dollhouse hasn't yet escaped the constraints of its genre.
From the theatlantic.com
Different presidents experience the constraints of the office in different ways.
From the washingtonpost.com
There's a lot of government red tape and budget constraints standing in the way.
From the tennessean.com
The overruns are huge and the original time constraints are blown away by years.
From the gothamgal.com
More examples
  • The state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint"
  • Restraint: a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
  • The act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
  • (constrained) lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"
  • A relational database matches data by using common characteristics found within the data set. The resulting groups of data are organized and are much easier for many people to understand.
  • Constraint in information theory refers to the degree of statistical dependence between or among variables.
  • In mathematics, a constraint is a condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy. There are two types of constraints: equality constraints and inequality constraints. The set of solutions that satisfy all constraints is called the feasible set.
  • Constraints are limitations that are outside the control of the project team and need to be managed around. They are not necessarily problems and they are not necessarily even risks. ...
  • (Constraints) Restrictions that will affect the scope of the project or the project activities