underconstrain

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ constrain.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

1. To apply insufficient constraints (to).

   Antonym: overconstrain

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

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