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bounded

 

[ หˆbaสŠndษชd ]

Adjective / Verb
Context #1 | Adjective

mathematics

Limited or restricted in scope, extent, or duration.

Synonyms

confined, limited, restricted

Examples of usage

  • The function is bounded above by a constant value.
  • The sequence is bounded and converges to a limit.
Context #2 | Verb

general

Past tense and past participle of 'bound'.

Synonyms

hopped, jumped, leaped

Examples of usage

  • He bounded over the wall.
  • The ball bounded off the pavement.

Translations

Translations of the word "bounded" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น limitado

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเฅ€เคฎเคฟเคค

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช begrenzt

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ terbatas

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะพะฑะผะตะถะตะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ograniczony

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅˆถ้™ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท limitรฉ

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ limitado

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท sฤฑnฤฑrlฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ œํ•œ๋œ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุญุฏูˆุฏ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ omezenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ obmedzenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆœ‰้™็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ omejen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ takmarkaรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัˆะตะบั‚ะตะปะณะตะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒ–แƒฆแƒฃแƒ“แƒฃแƒšแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ mษ™hdud

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ limitado

Etymology

The word 'bounded' comes from the verb 'bound' which originated from the Old French word 'bondir', meaning 'to rebound, resound'. Over time, the meaning of 'bound' evolved to include the idea of leaping or jumping, leading to the past tense 'bounded'. The adjective form 'bounded' emerged in the context of mathematics to describe limitations or restrictions.

See also: abound, bound, boundaries, boundary, boundless, boundlessly, outbound, rebound, unbounded.

Word Frequency Rank

At #5,737 in frequency, this word belongs to advanced vocabulary. It's less common than core vocabulary but important for sophisticated expression.