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constraint

[kuhn-streynt] / kənˈstreɪnt /




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In 2022, loose monetary and fiscal policy combined with an energy shock and supply constraints to create a "perfect storm for inflation", he said.

From Barron's

“Management has suggested that AI compute could become a bottleneck within the next three to four years, implying that any serious effort to address this constraint would need to begin well ahead of that window.”

From Barron's

"That matters because traffic is exposed not only during the brief transit of the strait, but during the longer 'funnelling' phase where routes, speed constraints, and predictable lanes increase vulnerability."

From Barron's

“Upstream production continues to decline as producers try to manage storage constraints,” analysts at ING say.

From The Wall Street Journal

But its use in microscopy has been limited by a fundamental constraint known as the diffraction limit.

From Science Daily