Background for bounded

bounded

/ˈbaʊndɪd/

Illustration bounded - Image 1

verb

To surround a territory or other geographical entity.

Examples :

"France, Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra bound Spain."

Illustration bounded - Image 1

verb

To be the boundary of.

Examples :

"The tall fence bounded the playground, keeping the children safe inside. "

area geography property

Illustration bounded - Image 1

verb

To leap, move by jumping.

Examples :

"The rabbit bounded down the lane."

action body sport animal

Illustration bounded - Image 1

verb

To cause to leap.

Examples :

"to bound a horse"

action sport physiology animal body

Illustration bounded - Image 1

verb

To rebound; to bounce.

Examples :

"a rubber ball bounds on the floor"

action physics energy

Illustration bounded - Image 1

verb

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

Examples :

"to bound a ball on the floor"

Illustration bounded - Image 1

adjective

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

Examples :

"A compact set must be bounded."

Illustration bounded - Image 1

adjective

(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.

Examples :

"The students' test scores were bounded between 0 and 100. "