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.

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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

Etymology

Origin of bounded

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

bounded

The affected area is bounded by South Ardmore Avenue to the west, South Mariposa Avenue to the east, West 5th Street to the north and West 6th Street to the south.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

On Tuesday of last week, Swalwell bounded onto the stage at a Sacramento town hall, hugging attendees in the standing room only crowd as “California” by Phantom Planet played.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

"He bounded up to me and introduced himself, and I think his words were 'how are you, mate?' I thought 'this guy is wonderfully different, he is an incredible character, full of confidence'."

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

Jason darted to the entrance, but a big creature bounded out, sending the wombies scrambling in a thousand directions.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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