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

• bounded·ly adverb
• bounded·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bounded¹

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

Example Sentences

Horvath lives in West Hollywood, which is bounded by Los Angeles on three sides, formerly serving as mayor of the 1.9-square-mile city.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, he bounded around the stage, giddily filming the audience on his phone, as they hollered out the chorus to Without You.

From BBC

The city is bounded by two great rivers, the Blue and White Nile, and the army's fight to regain control has been defined by these geographical constraints.

From BBC

Indeed, it appeared that the monkeys experienced bounded solidarity and were able to transform it into durable solidarity.

From Salon

Bass bounded into office in 2022, buoyed by a broad coalition and Democratic wall of support that helped her drub billionaire mall mogul Rick Caruso, despite Caruso massively outspending her.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• belted
• bordered
• surrounded