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boundedly

boundedly

1 8.5
In a limited way that does not go past a certain amount
  • adverb
  • /ˈbaʊndɪdli/
: 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
constrainedly
vsboundedly
1 8.7

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

expresses restrictedness within bounds rather than awkward or stiff manner
qualifiedly
vsboundedly
1 8.2

In a limited way, not fully agreeing with something

is limited within set bounds rather than conditional

Antonyms

unrestrictedly
1 6.5

Without any limits or controls

How Limited

strictly
144 3.7
boundedly
1 8.5
loosely
54 3.7
unboundedly
1 7.5

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'.