bounded
[ boun-did ]
/ ˈbaʊn dɪd /
adjective
having bounds or limits.
Mathematics.
- (of a function) having a range with an upper bound and a lower bound.
- (of a sequence) having the absolute value of each term less than or equal to some specified positive number.
- (of the variation of a function) having the variation less than a positive number.
OTHER WORDS FROM bounded
bound·ed·ly, adverb bound·ed·ness, nounWords nearby bounded
Definition for bounded (2 of 4)
Origin of bound
1
past participle and past tense of
bind
OTHER WORDS FROM bound
bound·ness, nounDefinition for bounded (3 of 4)
bound
2
[ bound ]
/ baʊnd /
verb (used without object)
to move by leaps; leap; jump; spring: The colt bounded through the meadow.
to rebound, as a ball; bounce: The ball bounded against the wall.
noun
a leap onward or upward; jump.
a rebound; bounce.
Origin of bound
2
1545–55; < Middle French
bond a leap,
bondir to leap, orig. resound ≪ Vulgar Latin
*bombitīre for
*bombitāre to buzz, whiz (Latin
bomb(us) (see
bomb) +
-it- intensive suffix +
-ā- thematic vowel +
-re infinitive suffix)
OTHER WORDS FROM bound
bound·ing·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bound
bind boundDefinition for bounded (4 of 4)
bound
3
[ bound ]
/ baʊnd /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to abut.
Origin of bound
3
1175–1225; Middle English
bounde < Anglo-French; Old French
bone, bonde, variant of
bodne < Medieval Latin
budina, of uncertain origin; cf.
bourn2
OTHER WORDS FROM bound
bound·a·ble, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for bounded
British Dictionary definitions for bounded (1 of 5)
bounded
/ (ˈbaʊndɪd) /
adjective maths
(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
(of an operator, function, etc) having a bounded set of values
British Dictionary definitions for bounded (2 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for bounded (3 of 5)
bound
2
/ (baʊnd) /
verb
to move forwards or make (one's way) by leaps or jumps
to bounce; spring away from an impact
noun
a jump upwards or forwards
by leaps and bounds
with unexpectedly rapid progess
her condition improved by leaps and bounds
a sudden pronounced sense of excitement
his heart gave a sudden bound when he saw her
a bounce, as of a ball
Word Origin for bound
C16: from Old French
bond a leap, from
bondir to jump, resound, from Vulgar Latin
bombitīre (unattested) to buzz, hum, from Latin
bombus booming sound
British Dictionary definitions for bounded (4 of 5)
bound
3
/ (baʊnd) /
verb
(tr)
to place restrictions on; limit
(when intr, foll by on)
to form a boundary of (an area of land or sea, political or administrative region, etc)
noun
maths
- a number which is greater than all the members of a set of numbers (an upper bound), or less than all its members (a lower bound)See also bounded (def. 1)
- more generally, an element of an ordered set that has the same ordering relation to all the members of a given subset
- whence, an estimate of the extent of some set
See bounds
Word Origin for bound
C13: from Old French
bonde, from Medieval Latin
bodina, of Gaulish origin
British Dictionary definitions for bounded (5 of 5)
bound
4
/ (baʊnd) /
adjective
- (postpositive, often foll by for) going or intending to go towards; on the way toa ship bound for Jamaica; homeward bound
- (in combination)northbound traffic
Word Origin for bound
C13: from Old Norse
buinn, past participle of
būa to prepare
Idioms and Phrases with bounded
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