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Bounded vs Unbounded - What's the difference?

bounded | unbounded |

As adjectives the difference between bounded and unbounded

is that bounded is of a set, that it is capable of being included within a ball of finite radius while unbounded is having no boundaries or limits.

As a verb bounded

is past tense of bound.

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 .

    unbounded

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having no boundaries or limits
  • :The universe is finite but unbounded
  • :Our everlasting, unbounded love

    • Derived terms

    *unbounded manifold *unbounded nondeterminism *unbounded set *unbounded system *unbounded wave