bounded

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adjective

bound·​ed ˈbau̇n-dəd How to pronounce bounded (audio)
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: having a mathematical bound or bounds
a set bounded above by 25 and bounded below by −10

bounded

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past tense and past participle of bound entry 5, bound entry 7

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Adjective in their paintings the Impressionists played down bounded figures and concentrated on the subtle, fleeting effects of light
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Civilizationists would aim to structure the world along bounded civilizational spaces, each dominated by a hegemon. — Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026 The products are one-megawatt-hour bounded futures and binary options, listed across the next 120 delivery hours, launched under a direct-access, fully collateralized model. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 For Cusk, freedom involves wriggling out of the social and historical integuments that enclose a person into a bounded self. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 Flying was a rare, bounded period of time untethered from the world below. — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bounded

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Adjective

1956, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bounded was in 1956

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“Bounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bounded. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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