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

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• boundedly adverb
• boundedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bounded¹

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

Example Sentences

He lives with nine siblings and their children in several small adobe-colored homes bounded by huge berry fields and a lot filled with battered vehicles.

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It sounded like he was calling his dogs, but the children bounded over, following him to the far side of the parlor.

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“What on earth . . .” But before Penelope could say “. . . is an ostrich doing at Ashton Place?” the giant creature blinked and bounded off into the woods on its spindly legs at a truly astonishing speed.

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Seven beastly shapes bounded over the fence and into the pasture.

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In all three of these precise and cleanly bounded exceptions, the crucial point was essentially territorial.

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