constraint

constraint
One proposal for solving the problem of free will and determinism is that we distinguish between acting when caused to do so, which if determinism is correct always happens, and acting under constraint, i.e. when restrictions on our options exist. The suggestion is that while constraint interferes with freedom, causation does not, and should not be regarded as a kind of constraint.

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  • Constraint — is an element factor or a subsystem that works as a bottleneck. It restricts an entity, project, or system (such as a manufacturing or decision making process) from achieving its potential (or higher level of output) with reference to its goal.… …   Wikipedia

  • Constraint — Con*straint , n. [OF. constrainte, F. constrainte.] The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity. [1913 Webster] Long imprisonment and hard… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • constraint — UK US /kənˈstreɪnt/ noun [C] ► something that controls what you can do by keeping you within particular limits: »The constraint of distribution costs remains the severest of all. budget/financial, etc. constraints »This growth in revenue may… …   Financial and business terms

  • constraint — [n1] force a must*, coercion, compulsion, driving, duress, goad, hang up*, impelling, impulsion, monkey*, motive, necessity, no no*, pressure, repression, restraint, spring, spur, suppression, violence; concepts 14,121 constraint [n2] shyness… …   New thesaurus

  • constraint — late 14c., distress, oppression, from O.Fr. constreinte binding, constraint, compulsion (Mod.Fr. contrainte), fem. noun from constreint, pp. of constreindre, from V.L. *constrinctus, from L. constrictus (see CONSTRAIN (Cf. constrain)). Meaning… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Constraint — Constraint. См. Реакция связи. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • constraint — I (imprisonment) noun act of keeping in, apprehension, arrest, bondage, bonds, bounds, captivity, care, charge, commitment, confinement, containment, control, custodianship, custody, detainment, detention, encincture, enclosure, enthrallment,… …   Law dictionary

  • constraint — compulsion, coercion, duress, restraint, *force, violence Analogous words: suppression, repression (see corresponding verbs at SUPPRESS): impelling or impulsion, driving or drive (see corresponding verbs at MOVE): goad, spur, *motive, spring:… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • constraint — ► NOUN 1) a limitation or restriction. 2) stiffness of manner and inhibition …   English terms dictionary

  • constraint — [kən strānt′] n. [ME constreinte < OFr: see CONSTRAIN] 1. a constraining or being constrained; specif., a) confinement or restriction b) compulsion or coercion 2. a) repression of natural feelings or behavior …   English World dictionary

  • Constraint — Mit Constraints (deutsch „Zwangsbedingungen“) werden in diversen Programmiersprachen Bedingungen definiert, die zwingend vom Wert einer Variablen erfüllt werden müssen, damit der Wert ins System übernommen werden kann. In Datenbanksystemen finden …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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