Bound-to–be
Be certain or destined to; also, be determined or resolved to. For example, We are bound to hear from them soon, or No matter what they say, she is bound to run for mayor. This usage is derived from the older sense of bound as “obliged.” [ Mid-1500s ]
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simple past tense and past participle of bind. tied; in bonds: a bound prisoner. made fast as if by a band or bond: She is bound to her family. secured within a cover, as a book. under a legal or moral obligation: He is bound by the terms of the contract. destined; sure; certain: It […]
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(in the functional calculus) a variable occurring in a quantifier and in a sentential function within the scope of the quantifier.
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Usually, bounds. limit or boundary: the bounds of space and time; within the bounds of his estate; within the bounds of reason. something that limits, confines, or restrains. bounds. territories on or near a boundary. land within boundary lines. Mathematics. a number greater than or equal to, or less than or equal to, all the […]
- Boundaries
something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line. Also called frontier. Mathematics. the collection of all points of a given set having the property that every neighborhood of each point contains points in the set and in the complement of the set. Cricket. a hit in which the ball reaches or crosses […]
- Boundary-commission
noun (in Britain) a body established by statute to undertake periodic reviews of the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies and to recommend changes to take account of population shifts Historical Examples The Colonies 1492-1750 Reuben Gold Thwaites Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 Various The Leopard Woman Stewart Edward White Encyclopaedia Britannica, […]