abgegrenztes

Abgegrenztes is a German term formed from the participle abgegrenzt of the verb abgrenzen. It functions as an adjective and, when capitalized as das Abgegrenzte, as a noun phrase meaning “the bounded thing” or “the thing that has been delineated.” In everyday language it describes objects or regions with clearly defined limits.

In geography and cartography, abgegrenztes Gebiet denotes a region with clearly defined borders. In mathematics, related terms include abgegrenzte Menge (bounded set) or abgegrenzter Raum, which emphasize that the extent of the object is limited. In philosophy, the term can denote the boundaries of perception or conceptual domains; das Abgegrenzte may refer to what lies within defined boundaries, contrasted with the outside.

Linguistic note: abgegrenztes is the neuter singular form used attributively or predicatively, as in ein abgegrenztes Gebiet or das abgegrenzte Gebiet. When used as a noun, the form Das Abgegrenzte is preferred in more abstract discourse and can function as a term referring to the bounded object or concept itself.

See also: Abgrenzung; abgegrenzte Mengen; abgegrenzter Raum.