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overbound

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A Gaussian model of the (non-Gaussian) error distribution on a signal, which is conservative enough that the resulting confidence interval is guaranteed to be at least as wide as the actual confidence interval.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, signal-processing

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2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of overbind

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Usage: form-of, participle, past

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To leap over.

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Usage: archaic, transitive

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To provide an upper bound to.

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Topics: mathematics, sciences

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verb

Meaning 5

To specify or use boundaries that are too large; to have boundaries that encompass more than the entirety of an entity.

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Antonyms: underbound

History

Etymology

From over- + bound.