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con·strain (kən strān′)
transitive verb
- to force into, or hold in, close bounds; confine
- to hold back by force; restrain
- to force; compel; oblige he was constrained to agree
Etymology: ME constreinen < OFr constreindre < L constringere, to bind together, draw together < com-, together + stringere, to draw tight: see strict
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constrain
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Object
- least-squares: Constrained least-squares and robust ( maximum likelihood ) non-linear fitting is available with either sinusoid or damped sinusoid models.
Subject
- limitation: You will not be constrained by the limitations of templates.
Modifying Another Word
- severely: Private sector investment is severely constrained by limited returns on products for markets with low purchasing power.
Preposition: by
- limitation: You will not be constrained by the limitations of templates.
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