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Problem Constraint Specification

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A declarative configuration (e.g., YAML) listing the hard constraints and prioritized soft constraints of a constraint-satisfaction problem against which candidate states are checked.

Responsibility. Declares the constraints candidate solutions must satisfy.

Also known as: Constraint configuration file, Hard/soft constraint spec

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configures structural

Value Thought Evaluator Ch5.2

Classification

Patterns: Constraint satisfaction with backtracking

Sources

Ch5.2: T. Nguyen, "Tree-of-Thought (ToT) Fundamentals," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 5.2. ISBN: 9798244538229.