Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bounded

/ˈbaʊndɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: bound-ed
IPA: /ˈbaʊndɪd/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of bound

adj

That can be enclosed within a ball of finite radius.

adj

with bounded range

adj

with bounded range when restricted to the unit ball

adj

That contains a least element, a, and a greatest element, b, such that for all x ∈ X, a ≤ x ≤ b.

Example Sentences

"A compact set must be bounded."

Inflected Forms

more bounded (comparative) most bounded (superlative)

Derived Forms

boundedly boundedness equibounded nonbounded semibounded unbounded

Phrases

bounded function bounded lattice bounded rationality semi-bounded

Synonyms

delimited

Rhymes With

rounded compounded expounded founded sounded grounded hounded

Questions

How do you pronounce bounded?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbaʊndɪd/.
What does bounded mean?: simple past and past participle of bound

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