bounded

[ boun-did ]

/ ˈbaʊn dɪd /

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adjective

having bounds or limits.

Mathematics.

(of a function) having a range with an upper bound and a lower bound.
(of a sequence) having the absolute value of each term less than or equal to some specified positive number.
(of the variation of a function) having the variation less than a positive number.

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Origin of bounded

First recorded in 1590–1600; bound³ + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM bounded

bound·ed·ly, adverbbound·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby bounded

boundary layer, boundary line, Boundary Peak, boundary rider, boundary value problem, bounded, bounden, bounder, bound for, bound form, bound hand and foot

How to use bounded in a sentence

It seems as if at every turn, the governments involved have actively, even joyously, bounded towards the worst possible decision.
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Everything changed, however, when Michele Bachmann bounded onto the main stage.
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The peninsula is an open area of meadows and wood thickets, bounded to north and south by the Lake.
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The whole domain of law and judging was bounded, in Bork's view, by a like sense of responsibility.
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To mark the occasion, the two bounded up on stage to the tune of “The Boys Are Back in Town.”
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A cannon-ball crashed through the mud wall and bounded across the enclosure.
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In 1837 the churchyard had some pleasant walks along the sides, bounded by a low wooden fence, and skirted with trees.
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It bounded toward a round bed of evergreens that beautified the factory grounds.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Black Hood let the clutch slap in and the roadster bounded back onto the tarvia drive.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
As soon as the door had closed, Jack Carlson bounded back to his desk, touched a button on an inter-office communications box.
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British Dictionary definitions for bounded

bounded

/ (ˈbaʊndɪd) /

adjective maths

(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

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

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