Underconstrain

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To apply insufficient constraints (to).

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

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

Etymology

From under- + constrain.

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