bounded

American  

[baun-did] / ˈbaʊn dɪd /

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.

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bounded British  

/ ˈbaʊndɪd /

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

• boundedness
  noun
• boundedly
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of bounded

First recorded in 1590–1600; bound ³ + -ed ²

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Example Sentences

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bounded

Another good sign, less than a minute later, was when Kessler got an offensive rebound and bounded back up for a dunk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

In its early years, the country bounded across a continent with the Louisiana Purchase, the annexation of Texas and the conquest of California.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026

Last year, Trump also signed an executive order declaring that the Gulf of Mexico—which is bounded by the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

Mortgage rates bounded higher earlier this year as the war fed into higher inflation expectations.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

Clare kept at the badger’s heels, but when he spotted the acorn garland draped over the trees and smelled the sweet scent of cherry berries, he bounded ahead.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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