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boundedly

boundedly

8.5
In a limited way that does not go past a certain amount
  • adverb
  • /ˈbaʊndɪdli/
translation icon : de manera limitada
  • People are considered boundedly rational because they frequently make choices based on limited knowledge and cognitive shortcuts.
  • boundedly rational

But it's only it's boundedly tailoring is boundedly profitable.

Examples

  • In making decisions, we often act in a boundedly rational manner, relying on simplified rules rather than complete information.

  • They might do so because the effect of most laws on social behavior is so complex that a boundedly rational legislator could not predict it.

    Academic text (1997)
  • They are probably not even thinking much about you, but instead trying to develop their own boundedly rational idea of their company.

  • Economics assumes we are rational actors, or at least boundedly rational, but we are anything but.

    Blog text (5)
  • Though it is too early to say, I believe that the same is true for the notion that people are boundedly rational, and also for the claim that people are not only self-interested.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Finally, assume that courts are also boundedly rational and imitate prior opinions when the facts underlying those opinions sufficiently resemble the facts of the case before them.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Yet, TCT argues that even though the parties to a transaction are boundedly rational, they are able to foresee contractual hazards coming and devise appropriate solutions (Williamson 1996).

    Academic text (2018)
  • The team's strategy was boundedly rational, focusing on immediate goals rather than long-term consequences.

Synonyms

restrictively
vsboundedly
1 6.0

In a way that limits what is allowed

focuses on limit inside set bounds not specifically rule imposition
limitedly
vsboundedly
1 6.2

To a small degree, not completely

is about being limited within defined bounds rather than mere small extent
qualifiedly
vsboundedly
8.2

In a limited way, not fully agreeing with something

is limited within set bounds rather than conditional
constrainedly
vsboundedly
8.7

In a stiff, unnatural way that shows someone is holding back

expresses restrictedness within bounds rather than awkward or stiff manner

Antonyms

Without any limits or controls

How Limited

strictly
103 3.7
boundedly
8.5
loosely
43 3.7

Surface Forms

boundedly positive

Morphology

boundedly = bounded (transparent) = bound + ed + ly

The adverb is formed in a regular way from the adjective 'bounded', so the meaning is directly recoverable.

Etymology

The word boundedly comes from bound, which means 'limit', plus -ed and -ly to make an adverb that describes how something is done. Think of boundary, which is like a line or limit, so boundedly means 'in a limited or restricted way'.