"underbound" meaning in English

See underbound in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underbound.wav Forms: underbounds [present, singular, third-person], underbounding [participle, present], underbounded [participle, past], underbounded [past]
Etymology: From 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 entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 31 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 66 30 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 31 3 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

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underbound.wav
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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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