Limitation vs. Constraint
Limitationnoun
The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
Limitationnoun
A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.
Limitationnoun
An imperfection or shortcoming that limits something's use or value.
Limitationnoun
(law) A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.
Limitationnoun
The act of limiting; the state or condition of being limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved by the council.
Limitationnoun
That which limits; a restriction; a qualification; a restraining condition, defining circumstance, or qualifying conception; as, limitations of thought.
Limitationnoun
A certain precinct within which friars were allowed to beg, or exercise their functions; also, the time during which they were permitted to exercise their functions in such a district.
Limitationnoun
A limited time within or during which something is to be done.
Limitationnoun
A certain period limited by statute after which the claimant shall not enforce his claims by suit.
Limitationnoun
a principle that limits the extent of something;
Limitationnoun
the quality of being limited or restricted;
Limitationnoun
the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed;
Limitationnoun
(law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought;
Limitationnoun
an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)
Constraintnoun
Something that constrains; a restriction.
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.
Constraintnoun
the state of being physically constrained;
Constraintnoun
a device that retards something's motion;
Constraintnoun
the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
