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

This was torn out by future First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson in favor of a long, symmetrical lawn bounded by roses.

From Salon

Buoyed by the success, Bokhii bounded out of the dugout, forgetting the usual protocol of stopping first to listen for a telltale buzz.

From BBC

As Diaz shuffled toward the stairs leading to his apartment, his father bounded down.

From Los Angeles Times

But he saved his warmest embrace for manager Dave Roberts, who bounded up the dugout steps to greet him.

From Los Angeles Times

On a bright Baton Rouge morning in 1988, Swaggart bounded up the steps of his worship center and — as thousands gazed on — spoke vaguely about his “trying time,” his “burden” and his struggles with “Satan”.

From Los Angeles Times

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