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contrainte — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cacoethes noun Compulsion; mania.
  • constraint noun A limitation or restriction on what can be done.
  • duress noun Pressure or threats used to force someone into doing something against their will.
  • requirement noun Something that is necessary or must be met before something else can happen.
  • stress noun A feeling of mental or emotional strain caused by pressure or difficult circumstances.

Senses

contrainte is used for these senses in English:

  • cacoethes Compulsion; mania.
  • duress Constraint by threat.
  • requirement (engineering, computing) A statement (in domain specific terms) which specifies a verifiable constraint on an implementation that it shall undeniably meet or (a) be deemed unacceptable, or (b) result in implementation failure, or (c) result in system failure.
  • stress (countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.

cacoethes — full definition

  1. noun Compulsion; mania.
  2. noun A bad quality or disposition in a disease; a malignant tumour or ulcer.

constraint — full definition

  1. noun A limitation or restriction on what can be done.
  2. noun A rule in mathematics, computing, or databases that a solution or entry must satisfy.

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