Bound or bounds may refer to:

Mathematics

Bound variable In mathematics, and in other disciplines involving formal languages, including mathematical logic and computer science, a free variable is a Mathematical notation, notation (symbol) that specifies places in an expression (mathematics), expressi ...

Upper and lower bounds In mathematics, particularly in order theory, an upper bound or majorant of a subset of some preordered set is an element of that is greater than or equal to every element of . Dually, a lower bound or minorant of is defined to be an eleme ...

, observed limits of mathematical functions

Physics

Bound state Bound or bounds may refer to: Mathematics * Bound variable * Upper and lower bounds, observed limits of mathematical functions Physics * Bound state, a particle that has a tendency to remain localized in one or more regions of space Geography * ...

, a particle that has a tendency to remain localized in one or more regions of space

Geography

Bound Brook (Raritan River) Bound Brook is a tributary of the Raritan River in Middlesex County, New Jersey, in the United States. Its name comes from a boundary in an Indian deed. The stream is referred to as Sacunk, a Native American name meaning "slow sluggish stream ...

, a tributary of the Raritan River in New Jersey * Bound Brook, New Jersey, a borough in Somerset County

People

Bound (surname) Bound is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Franklin Bound (1829–1910), American politician * John Bound, American labor economist * Matthew Bound (born 1972), English footballer * Mensun Bound (born 1953), marine archaeolo ...

Bounds (surname) Bounds is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bobby Bounds (born 1969), American football player * Dallen Bounds (1971–1999), American serial killer *Dennis Bounds (born 1977), American news anchor * Jon Bounds (born 1975), Engli ...

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Bound'' (1996 film), an American neo-noir film by the Wachowskis * ''Bound'' (2015 film), an American erotic thriller film by Jared Cohn * ''Bound'' (2018 film), a Nigerian romantic drama film by Frank Rajah Arase

Television

* "Bound" (''Fringe''), an episode of ''Fringe'' * "Bound" (''The Secret Circle''), an episode of ''The Secret Circle'' * "Bound" (''Star Trek: Enterprise''), an episode of ''Star Trek: Enterprise''

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Bound'' (video game), a PlayStation 4 game * "Bound", a song by Darkane from their 1999 album ''

Rusted Angel ''Rusted Angel'' is the debut album by Swedish metal band Darkane. This was the only Darkane album with Lawrence Mackrory until his return in mid-2011. The song "July 1999" is about one Nostradamus prediction. Track listing Personnel Darkane ...

'' * "Bound", a song by Suzanne Vega from her 2007 album ''

Beauty & Crime ''Beauty & Crime'' is the seventh studio album by singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega. It is her first album of new material since 2001's '' Songs in Red and Gray'' and her first for Blue Note Records. It was released on July 17, 2007. ''Beauty & Cr ...

'' *

Bount This is a list of characters for Tite Kubo's manga and anime series ''Bleach''. It takes place in a fictional universe in which the characters are split into various factionalized fictional races. They are subdivisions of humanity, but are distin ...

or Bound, a fictional race in the anime ''Bleach''

Other uses

Bound (car) The Bound was a British 4 wheeled cyclecar made in 1920 by Bound Brothers of Southampton, England. The car had single seat bodywork and was very narrow. Power came from a single cylinder Precision engine rated at 3½ horsepowerBaldwin, Nick, ...

, a British 4-wheeled cyclecar made in 1920 * Legally bound, see

Contract A contract is a legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties that creates, defines, and governs mutual rights and obligations between them. A contract typically involves the transfer of goods, services, money, or a promise to tran ...

Boundary (sports) The "sidelines" are the white or colored lines which mark the outer boundaries of a sports field, running parallel to each other and perpendicular to the goal lines. The sidelines are also where the coaching staff and players out of play ope ...

, the edges of a field *

Butts and bounds Butts and bounds, shortened form for "abuttals and boundaries" of a property, are the boundary lines delineated between plots of land, usually those which define the end of an estate, as used in legal deeds, titles, etc. These are usually descrip ...

, delineation of property bounds