infeasible assignment
[/ɪnˈfiːzəbəl əˈsaɪnmənt/]
nounpl: infeasible assignments
atribuição inviável
1. A task, responsibility, or resource allocation that cannot be completed or accomplished due to practical, technical, or logical constraints
Asking the team to complete the project in one week was an infeasible assignment given their current workload.
Pedir ao time para completar o projeto em uma semana foi uma atribuição inviável dado seu volume de trabalho atual.
2. In optimization and operations research, a task allocation where no valid solution exists that satisfies all constraints
The scheduling algorithm determined the task was an infeasible assignment due to conflicting time constraints.
O algoritmo de agendamento determinou que a tarefa era uma atribuição inviável devido a restrições de tempo conflitantes.
This term is prevalent in technical, business, and project management contexts in both Brazil and the USA. In Brazilian corporate culture, it's commonly used in software development and operations research to describe constraints in system design. In American contexts, it's frequently employed in optimization problems and algorithmic discussions. The term emphasizes logical impossibility rather than mere difficulty.
NYC Slang
impossible ask / mission impossible
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