bounded

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʊndɪd/

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bounded

1. simple past tense and past participle of bound

bounded (comparative more bounded, superlative most bounded)

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

   A compact set must be bounded.

2. (set theory, order theory, 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.

• unbounded

• debound