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bounded

American  
[boun-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.

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

  • boundedly adverb
  • boundedness noun

Etymology

Origin of bounded

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

Example Sentences

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On a warm April day in 1976 three-year-old Sandy Davidson was playing with his sister Donna in the garden of his grandparents house in Irvine, when the family dog bounded out to the street.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Bouts take place in an eight-sided ring -- dubbed "The Octagon" -- bounded by a chainlink fence.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

“The possibilities are only bounded by imagination,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

Had there been better information, a more bounded threat, the arms race of the missile age might have been squelched before it took off.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

He bounded on all fours to cut her off.

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

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