bounded
Americanadjective
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having bounds or limits.
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Mathematics.
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(of a function) having a range with an upper bound and a lower bound.
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(of a sequence) having the absolute value of each term less than or equal to some specified positive number.
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(of the variation of a function) having the variation less than a positive number.
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adjective
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(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
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(of an operator, function, etc) having a bounded set of values
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The Westside district is bounded by the Santa Monica Bay on the west, the 405 Freeway on the east, Mulholland Drive to the north and Imperial Highway to the south.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Bouts take place in an eight-sided ring -- dubbed "The Octagon" -- bounded by a chainlink fence.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
The zone will cover an area bounded by St Vincent Place, Glassford Street/Stockwell Street, to the far side of the riverbank, and York Street/West Campbell Street.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
“The possibilities are only bounded by imagination,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026
He jerked his head at the other goats below and when I waved at him he bounded down.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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