Definition of BOUNDED

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in their paintings the Impressionists played down bounded figures and concentrated on the subtle, fleeting effects of light

Recent Examples on the Web His age, at times, has been painfully apparent on the campaign trail: his loquacity is less bounded, his stories meander without necessarily reaching their conclusion. — The Economist, "America’s extraordinary election Joe Biden has a good chance of becoming a surprisingly activist president," 4 July 2020 Meanwhile, Zhang was working in solitude to try to bridge the gap between the GPY result and the bounded prime gaps conjecture. — Quanta Magazine, "Unheralded Mathematician Bridges the Prime Gap," 19 May 2013 In February, Vicarious presented a system that looked for bounded regions in 2D scenes by essentially having a tiny virtual character traverse the terrain. — Matthew Hutson, Science | AAAS, "How researchers are teaching AI to learn like a child," 24 May 2018 At the beginning, Glover shoots a bounded man in the back of the head — the gun is then handled with care as the body is dragged away. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, "Childish Gambino's 'This Is America' Video Is Breaking New Ground — and Celebs Are Here for It," 7 May 2018 There are bounded limits, so unless organisms are checked by some means, organisms that obey their natural proclivities will get into trouble. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "“I Try Not to Have a Schedule”: Talking Writing with William Vollmann," 20 Apr. 2018 In February, Vicarious presented a system that looked for bounded regions in 2D scenes by essentially having a tiny virtual character traverse the terrain. — Matthew Hutson, Science | AAAS, "How researchers are teaching AI to learn like a child," 24 May 2018 At the beginning, Glover shoots a bounded man in the back of the head — the gun is then handled with care as the body is dragged away. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, "Childish Gambino's 'This Is America' Video Is Breaking New Ground — and Celebs Are Here for It," 7 May 2018 There are bounded limits, so unless organisms are checked by some means, organisms that obey their natural proclivities will get into trouble. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "“I Try Not to Have a Schedule”: Talking Writing with William Vollmann," 20 Apr. 2018

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