bounded

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bounded

/ˈbaʊndɪd/

Rhymes with -aʊndɪd

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of bound

adjective more bounded · most bounded

of a set That can be enclosed within a ball of finite radius. A compact set must be bounded.
of a function with bounded range
of a linear operator with bounded range when restricted to the unit ball
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.

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Closest in meaning: finite, delimited, illustrated, marked, linked, designated, boundary, defined, scope, enclosed, limited, restricted, focused, circumscribed, constrained, determined

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adj type of set

हिन्दी	परिमित parimit
Français	borné

adj that contains a least and a greatest elements

Español	acotado

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@misc{bounded_2026,
  title = {bounded},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bounded},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}