Bounded: meaning, definitions and examples

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bounded

[ ˈbaʊndɪd ]

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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.

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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:

🇵🇹 limitado

🇮🇳 सीमित

🇩🇪 begrenzt

🇮🇩 terbatas

🇺🇦 обмежений

🇵🇱 ograniczony

🇯🇵 制限された

🇫🇷 limité

🇪🇸 limitado

🇹🇷 sınırlı

🇰🇷 제한된

🇸🇦 محدود

🇨🇿 omezený

🇸🇰 obmedzený

🇨🇳 有限的

🇸🇮 omejen

🇮🇸 takmarkaður

🇰🇿 шектелген

🇬🇪 შეზღუდული

🇦🇿 məhdud

🇲🇽 limitado

Word origin

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.