different between restrict vs stringent

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin restrictus, perfect passive participle of restring? (“draw back tightly; restrain, restrict”), from re- (“back, again”) + string? (“press, tighten, compress”). Doublet of ristretto as an adjective.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???st??kt/
• Rhymes: -?kt

Verb

restrict (third-person singular simple present restricts, present participle restricting, simple past and past participle restricted)

1. To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
2. (specifically, mathematics) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.

   If we restrict sine to ${\displaystyle [-{\frac {\pi }{2}},{\frac {\pi }{2}}]}$, we can define its inverse.

Synonyms

• (to restrain within bounds): limit, bound, circumscribe, withstrain, restrain, repress, curb, coerce

Related terms

• restriction
• restraint
• restrain

Translations

Adjective

restrict (comparative more restrict, superlative most restrict)

1. (obsolete) Restricted.

Anagrams

• critters, stricter

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin string?ns, stringentem, from string?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st??nd??nt/

Adjective

stringent (comparative more stringent, superlative most stringent)

1. Strict; binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; severe

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• string-net

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin string?ns, stringentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??????nt/, /st??????nt/

Adjective

stringent (comparative stringenter, superlative am stringentesten)

1. stringent
2. coherent (of an argument)

   Synonyms: einleuchtend, schlüssig, überzeugend

Further reading

• “stringent” in Duden online
• “stringent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Verb

stringent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of string?