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Meaning of bounded

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bounded

Pronunciation:/ˈbaʊndɪd/

verb

Definitions

  1. To surround a territory or other geographical entity.

    Example: France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain.

  2. To be the boundary of.

verb

Definitions

  1. To leap, move by jumping.

    Example: The rabbit bounded down the lane.

  2. To cause to leap.

    Example: to bound a horse

  3. To rebound; to bounce.

    Example: a rubber ball bounds on the floor

  4. To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; to bounce.

    Example: to bound a ball on the floor

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of a set) That can be enclosed within a ball of finite radius.

    Example: A compact set must be bounded.

  2. (of a poset X with partial order ≤) That contains a least element, a, and a greatest element, b, such that for all x ∈ X, a ≤ x ≤ b.