"underbound" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: underbounds [present, singular, third-person], underbounding [participle, present], underbounded [participle, past], underbounded [past]
Etymology: under- + bound Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|bound}} under- + bound Head templates: {{en-verb}} underbound (third-person singular simple present underbounds, present participle underbounding, simple past and past participle underbounded)
  1. (mathematics) To provide a lower bound to. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-underbound-en-verb-MFuyk~Cy Categories (other): English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 62 38 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. To specify or use boundaries that are too small; to have boundaries that do not encompass the entirety of an entity.
    Sense id: en-underbound-en-verb-UQxj6J0N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form|cat2=irregular past participles}} underbound
  1. past participle of underbind Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: underbind
    Sense id: en-underbound-en-verb-B-4cwjpk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 18 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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