Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of bound
adjectivebounded (comparative more bounded, superlative most bounded)
comparative more bounded · superlative most bounded
- mathematical analysisThat can be enclosed within a ball of finite radius.
A compact set must be bounded.
- mathematical analysiswith bounded range
- mathematical analysiswith bounded range when restricted to the unit ball
- mathematicsThat contains a least element, a, and a greatest element, b, such that for all x ∈ X, a ≤ x ≤ b.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan fitat
- fitattype of set
Dutch begrensd
- begrensdtype of set
Esperanto barita, barita
- baritatype of set
- baritathat contains a least and a greatest elements
Finnish rajoitettu
- rajoitettutype of set
French borné
- bornétype of set
Hindi परिमित
- परिमित (parimit)type of set
Persian کراندار
- کراندارtype of set
Polish ograniczony
- ograniczonytype of set
Slovak ohraničený
- ohraničenýtype of set
Spanish acotado
- acotadothat contains a least and a greatest elements
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with bounded
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APA
bounded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bounded
MLA
“bounded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bounded. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bounded,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bounded.
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