underconstrain

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verb

To apply insufficient constraints (to).

Opposite
overconstrain
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Meanings

verbunderconstrain (third-person singular simple present underconstrains, present participle underconstraining, simple past and past participle underconstrained)

present singular third person underconstrains · participle present underconstraining · participle past underconstrained · past underconstrained

  1. To apply insufficient constraints (to).

    Finding the correct combination of assumptions that neither over- or underconstrain the inputs is often a difficult task.

    2005, Janick Bergeron, Eduard Cerny, Alan Hunter, Verification Methodology Manual for SystemVerilog, page 284

    Antonyms: overconstrain

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo apply insufficient constraints (to).

Opposite
overconstrain

Origin

From under- + constrain.

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Chicago

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