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bounded

[boun-did]

adjective

  1. having bounds or limits.

  2. Mathematics.

    1. (of a function) having a range with an upper bound and a lower bound.

    2. (of a sequence) having the absolute value of each term less than or equal to some specified positive number.

    3. (of the variation of a function) having the variation less than a positive number.



bounded

/ ˈʊԻɪ /

adjective

  1. (of a set) having a bound, esp where a measure is defined in terms of which all the elements of the set, or the differences between all pairs of members, are less than some value, or else all its members lie within some other well-defined set

  2. (of an operator, function, etc) having a bounded set of values

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Other Word Forms

  • boundedly adverb
  • boundedness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bounded1

First recorded in 1590–1600; bound 3 + -ed 2
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The clip of Sheinbaum urging people to “mobilize” has bounded across the internet.

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I was planning an ordinary afternoon out - bags packed, ready to roll - when I bounded downstairs and was hit by a jolt of disbelief.

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Former Matinee idol Buddy Rogers bounded by the winding staircase to the third floor of his Beverly Hills mansion and called to his wife of 37 years: “Mary, darling. You have a visitor, pet.”

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The lot, known as Zachau sediment placement site, is bounded by a tall fence and next to several homes.

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Horvath lives in West Hollywood, which is bounded by Los Angeles on three sides, formerly serving as mayor of the 1.9-square-mile city.

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