Dictionary
up'per bound'
Math.
an element greater than or equal to all the elements in a given set: 3 and 4 are upper bounds of the set consisting of 1, 2, and 3. Cf.
bound 3 (def. 4),
greatest lower bound, least upper bound, lower bound. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.