upper bound

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. an element greater than or equal to all the elements in a given set: 3 and 4 are upper bounds of the set consisting of 1, 2, and 3.

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upper bound Scientific  

1. A number that is greater than or equal to every number in a given set.

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upper bound

Under their model, that figure set an upper bound on those states’ valuation of a statistical life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Treasury yields were lower in recent trade on Wednesday, although they remained near the upper bound of their recent range.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

The indictment mentions the nine specific games but says there were more than 100 total bets on Clase and does not posit an upper bound of how often this happened.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2025

They determined a hypothetical upper bound for Category 5 hurricanes by looking at the expanding range of wind speeds between the lower-category storms.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024

Godwin's Law thus practically guarantees the existence of an upper bound on thread length in those groups.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele

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