Criteria vs. Constraint

Criterianoun

plural of criterion

Constraintnoun

Something that constrains; a restriction.

Criterianoun

A single criterion.

Constraintnoun

An irresistible force or compulsion.

Constraintnoun

(mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.

Constraintnoun

(databases) A linkage or other restriction that maintains database integrity.

Constraintnoun

The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity.

‘Long imprisonment and hard constraint.’; ‘Not by constraint, but by my choice, I came.’;

Constraintnoun

the state of being physically constrained;

‘dogs should be kept under restraint’;

Constraintnoun

a device that retards something's motion;

‘the car did not have proper restraints fitted’;

Constraintnoun

the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others