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Locality

//loʊˈkæl.ɪ.ti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The fact or quality of having a position in space. countable, uncountable

    "It is thought that the soul and angels are devoid of quantity and dimension, and that they have nothing to do with grosser locality."

  2. 2
    a surrounding or nearby region wordnet
  3. 3
    The features or surroundings of a particular place. countable, uncountable

    "a rural locality"

  4. 4
    The condition of being local. uncountable

    "This shows temporal locality of reference in action because the CPU accesses i at three points in a short time period. This program also exhibits spatial locality of reference."

  5. 5
    The situation or position of an object. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    An area or district considered as the site of certain activities; a neighbourhood. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Limitation to a county, district, or place. countable, uncountable

    "locality of trial"

  3. 8
    A built-up area, i.e. a city, town or village countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    The perceptive faculty concerned with the ability to remember the relative positions of places. countable, dated, uncountable

Etymology

From French localité, from Late Latin localitas, equivalent to local + -ity.

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