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bounded

bounded

4.1
Kept within fixed limits that stop it from going further
  • adjective
  • /ˈbaʊndɪd/
translation icon : limitado
  • Her creativity was bounded by the constraints of the project.

Is it, you know, not bounded by space?

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Examples

  • The garden is nicely bounded by a white picket fence.

  • The answer must be in the range bounded by those extremes.

  • So the number of steps must be bounded, OK?

  • But it was a time bounded project.

  • First off, I claim that this forms a bounded sequence in this space.

  • So we know right away that the sequence is bounded below.

  • Its long sides were bounded by a rows of shops.

  • In this problem, we're going to find the area bounded by these graphs.

  • In the mathematics course, we study functions that are bounded within certain limits.

Synonyms

limited
vsbounded
393 2.5

Available only in small amounts or to a few people

focuses on definite boundaries rather than just quantity or size
delimited
vsbounded
  • Formal
6.3

With clear edges or borders that show where one part ends

is about having fixed limits but not always clearly marked
confined
vsbounded
3.7

Kept in one small space and unable to leave

describes fixed limits but not necessarily physical imprisonment
constricted
vsbounded
5.2

Made narrower or tighter by pressure

means limited by set boundaries rather than by squeezing
bordered
vsbounded
2.5

Having a line of decoration along the edge, like lace or gold

refers to having limits that enclose rather than just an edge

Antonyms

limitless
41 4.0

Very large and without any end

unbounded
4 6.3

Not limited in amount or size

Compounds

bounded interval
  • Specialized
7.2

A part of the number line that includes both end points

How Limited

confined
3.7
limited
393 2.5
bounded
4.1
extensive
330 4.1
unbounded
4 6.3

Surface Forms

bounded positive

Morphology

bounded = bound (transparent) = bound + ed

Derived from the verb 'bound' + '-ed' (past participle/adjective), so learners who know 'bound' can readily infer 'having limits'.

Etymology

Bounded comes from the word bound, which means a 'limit' or 'edge' and is the same root you see in boundary. So, something described as bounded is simply kept within a clear limit.