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Definitions for Bounded

[1] having bounds or limits.
[2] Mathematics . (of a function) having a range with an upper bound and a lower bound. (of a sequence) having the absolute value of each term less than or equal to some specified positive number. (of the variation of a function) having the variation less than a positive number.
[3] simple past tense and past participle of bind.
[4] tied; in bonds: a bound prisoner.
[5] made fast as if by a band or bond: She is bound to her family.
[6] secured within a cover, as a book.
[7] under a legal or moral obligation: He is bound by the terms of the contract.
[8] destined; sure; certain: It is bound to happen.
[9] determined or resolved: He is bound to go.
[10] Pathology . constipated.
[11] Mathematics . (of a vector) having a specified initial point as well as magnitude and direction. Compare free(def 32) .
[12] held with another element, substance, or material in chemical or physical union.
[13] (of a linguistic form) occurring only in combination with other forms, as most affixes. Compare free(def 35) .
[14] to move by leaps; leap; jump; spring: The colt bounded through the meadow.
[15] to rebound, as a ball; bounce: The ball bounded against the wall.
[16] a leap onward or upward; jump.
[17] a rebound; bounce.
[18] Usually bounds. limit or boundary: the bounds of space and time; within the bounds of his estate; within the bounds of reason.
[19] something that limits, confines, or restrains.
[20] bounds, territories on or near a boundary. land within boundary lines.
[21] Mathematics . a number greater than or equal to, or less than or equal to, all the numbers in a given set. Compare greatest lower bound, least upper bound, lower bound, upper bound.
[22] to limit by or as if by bounds; keep within limits or confines.
[23] to form the boundary or limit of.
[24] to name or list the boundary of.
[25] to abut.
[26] (of a set) having a bound, esp where a measure is defined in terms of which all the elements of the set, or the differences between all pairs of members, are less than some value, or else all its members lie within some other well-defined set
[27] (of an operator, function, etc) having a bounded set of values
[28] the past tense and past participle of bind
[29] in bonds or chains; tied with or as if with a rope a bound prisoner
[30] (in combination) restricted; confined housebound ; fogbound
[31] (postpositive , foll by an infinitive ) destined; sure; certain it's bound to happen
[32] (postpositive , often foll by by ) compelled or obliged to act, behave, or think in a particular way, as by duty, circumstance, or convention
[33] (of a book) secured within a cover or binding to deliver bound books See also half-bound
[34] (postpositive , foll by on ) US resolved; determined bound on winning
[35] linguistics denoting a morpheme, such as the prefix non- , that occurs only as part of another word and not as a separate word in itself Compare free (def. 21) (in systemic grammar) denoting a clause that has a nonfinite predicator or that is introduced by a binder, and that occurs only together with a freestanding clause Compare freestanding
[36] logic (of a variable) occurring within the scope of a quantifier that indicates the degree of generality of the open sentence in which the variable occurs: in (x ) (Fx → bxy ), x is bound and y is free See free (def. 22)
[37] bound up with closely or inextricably linked with his irritability is bound up with his work
[38] I'll be bound I am sure (something) is true
[39] to move forwards or make (one's way) by leaps or jumps
[40] to bounce; spring away from an impact
[41] a jump upwards or forwards
[42] by leaps and bounds with unexpectedly rapid progess her condition improved by leaps and bounds
[43] a sudden pronounced sense of excitement his heart gave a sudden bound when he saw her
[44] a bounce, as of a ball
[45] (tr) to place restrictions on; limit
[46] (when intr, foll by on ) to form a boundary of (an area of land or sea, political or administrative region, etc)
[47] maths a number which is greater than all the members of a set of numbers (an upper bound ), or less than all its members (a lower bound ) See also bounded (def. 1) more generally, an element of an ordered set that has the same ordering relation to all the members of a given subset whence, an estimate of the extent of some set
[48] See bounds
[49] (postpositive , often foll by for ) going or intending to go towards; on the way to a ship bound for Jamaica ; homeward bound (in combination ) northbound traffic

Words related to Bounded

surrounded, belted, restricted, fringed, enclosed, walled, defined, girdled, flanked, rimmed, encircled, delimited, encompassed, ringed, contiguous, definite, finite, determinate, limitary

Words nearby Bounded

boundary layer, boundary line, boundary peak, boundary rider, boundary value problem, bounded, bounden, bounder, boundless, bounds, bounteous

Origin of Bounded

31175–1225; Middle English bounde < Anglo-French; Old French bone, bonde, variant of bodne < Medieval Latin budina, of uncertain origin; cf. bourn2

Words that may be confused with Bounded

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, boundbind, bound

Other words from Bounded

bound·ed·ly , adverb
bound·ed·ness , noun
bound·ness , noun
bound·ing·ly , adverb
bound·a·ble , adjective

Word origin for Bounded

C13: from Old Norse buinn , past participle of būa to prepare

Synonyms for Bounded

belted, bordered, surrounded, circumscribed, compassed, defined, delimited, edged, encircled, enclosed, encompassed, enveloped, fenced, flanked, fringed, girdled, hedged, hog-tied, restricted, rimmed, ringed, walled, boundaried, contiguous, definite, determinate, finite, limitary