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bounded

[boun-did] Origin

bound·ed

[boun-did]
adjective
1.
having bounds or limits.
2.
Mathematics.
a.
(of a function) having a range with an upper bound and a lower bound.
b.
(of a sequence) having the absolute value of each term less than or equal to some specified positive number.
c.
(of the variation of a function) having the variation less than a positive number.

Origin:
1590–1600; bound3 + -ed2

bound·ed·ly, adverb
bound·ed·ness, noun

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Bounded is always a great word to know.
So is exponent. Does it mean:
a symbol or number placed above and after another symbol or number to denote the power to which the latter is to be raised
the third power of a quantity such as a cubed = a?a?a
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bound

1[bound]
verb
1.
simple past tense and past participle of bind.
adjective
2.
tied; in bonds: a bound prisoner.
3.
made fast as if by a band or bond: She is bound to her family.
4.
secured within a cover, as a book.
5.
under a legal or moral obligation: He is bound by the terms of the contract.
6.
destined; sure; certain: It is bound to happen.
EXPAND
7.
determined or resolved: He is bound to go.
8.
Pathology. constipated.
9.
Mathematics. (of a vector) having a specified initial point as well as magnitude and direction. Compare free (def. 31).
10.
held with another element, substance, or material in chemical or physical union.
11.
(of a linguistic form) occurring only in combination with other forms, as most affixes. Compare free (def. 34).
COLLAPSE
12.
bound up in/with,
a.
inseparably connected with.
b.
devoted or attached to: She is bound up in her teaching.

Origin:
past participle and past tense of bind

bound·ness, noun


5. liable, obligated, obliged, compelled.

bound

2[bound]
verb (used without object)
1.
to move by leaps; leap; jump; spring: The colt bounded through the meadow.
2.
to rebound, as a ball; bounce: The ball bounded against the wall.
noun
3.
a leap onward or upward; jump.
4.
a rebound; bounce.

Origin:
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)

bound·ing·ly, adverb


1. See skip1.

bound

3[bound]
noun
1.
Usually, bounds. limit or boundary: the bounds of space and time; within the bounds of his estate; within the bounds of reason.
2.
something that limits, confines, or restrains.
3.
bounds,
a.
territories on or near a boundary.
b.
land within boundary lines.
4.
Mathematics. a number greater than or equal to, or less than or equal to, all the numbers in a given set. Compare greatest lower bound, least upper bound, lower bound, upper bound.
verb (used with object)
5.
to limit by or as if by bounds; keep within limits or confines.
6.
to form the boundary or limit of.
7.
to name or list the boundaries of.
verb (used without object)
8.
to abut.
9.
out of bounds,
a.
beyond the official boundaries, prescribed limits, or restricted area: The ball bounced out of bounds.
b.
forbidden; prohibited: The park is out of bounds to students.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English bounde < Anglo-French; Old French bone, bonde, variant of bodne < Medieval Latin budina, of uncertain origin; compare bourn2

bound·a·ble, adjective


1. border, frontier, confine.

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bounded (ˈbaʊndɪd)
 
adj
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

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bound
past tense of bind (v.).
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bounded definition

theory
In domain theory, a subset S of a cpo X is bounded if there exists x in X such that for all s in S, s <= x. In other words, there is some element above all of S. If every bounded subset of X has a least upper bound then X is boundedly complete.
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