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constraint

[kuhn-streynt] / kənˈstreɪnt /




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The main constraint is memory, as the AI-powered Siri will require at least 12 gigabytes of unified memory to support advanced queries.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

He dismisses regulation as a constraint on US competitiveness with China, even as more and more Americans come out angrily against AI and the huge energy-consuming data centers needed to power it.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Ultimately, the key constraint for America taking the road of greater prosperity and harmony isn’t exclusively about designing the right policies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

It means recognizing that the right response to a geopolitical supply constraint is not necessarily to crush demand.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

What Shapin offers is essentially a circular argument: talk of constraint is incompatible with relativism, but historians are committed to relativism, consequently they must not talk of constraint.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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