boundedmapping

noun
UK /ˈbaʊndɪd ˈmæpɪŋ/
US /ˈbaʊndɪd ˈmæpɪŋ/

A bounded mapping is a rule that keeps everything it touches inside a set limit.

The teacher used a bounded mapping to keep every score between zero and ten.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. In math, a mapping where the output values never grow beyond a fixed size.

The function is a bounded mapping because its results stay under one hundred.

3. A way of pairing things where each pair stays within allowed limits.

The app uses a bounded mapping to match kids with books at their reading level.

4. A connection between two groups that never leaves a set area.

The map shows a bounded mapping between the two parks.