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Bounded vs Boundary - What's the difference?

bounded | boundary |

As a verb bounded

is (bound).

As an adjective bounded

is (analysis) of a set, that it is capable of being included within a ball of finite radius.

As a noun boundary is

the dividing line or location between two areas.

bounded

English

Verb

(head)
  • (bound)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (analysis) Of a set, that it is capable of being included within a ball of finite radius.
  • A compact set must be bounded .

    boundary

    English

    Noun

    (boundaries)
  • The dividing line or location between two areas.
  • *
  • *:So this was my future home, I thought!Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
  • (cricket) An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.
  • (cricket) An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (a four) or 6 (a six) runs respectively for the batting team.
  • (topology) (of a set) the set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.
  • Derived terms

    * boundary umpire * boundary rider

    See also

    * border * confine * frontier * fladry