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Proximity
//pɹɑkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship. countable, uncountable
"The proximity of the heat source allowed it to be detected by the sensor."
- 2 the property of being close together wordnet
- 3 a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit wordnet
- 4 the region close around a person or thing wordnet
Etymology
From proxim(ate) + -ity, from Middle French proximité, from Latin proximitās, proximitāt-, from proximus.
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