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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Example Sentences

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

"This is like the absolute, absolute upper bound of what could possibly ever be fathomable," Veldman said.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2023

Hollender says that research has shown there’s a limit to how big cells can grow, so there must be an upper bound on how big pumpkins can get in the future.

From Scientific American • Oct. 28, 2022

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

From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Raymond, Eric S.