boundedassignment

noun
UK /ˈbaʊndɪd əˈsaɪnmənt/
US /ˈbaʊndɪd əˈsaɪnmənt/

A bounded assignment is a job or task that has clear limits on what you can do.

The teacher gave us a bounded assignment that we had to finish in one class period.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. In math, a bounded assignment is when values are kept inside a certain range.

The bounded assignment kept every number between 0 and 10.

3. In computer science, a bounded assignment means a variable can only hold values within set limits.

The program used a bounded assignment so the score could not go above 100.

4. In scheduling, a bounded assignment is a task given a fixed start and end time.

Each worker got a bounded assignment from 9 a.m. to noon.