Noun: proximity prók'si-mi-tee
- The property of being close together
"the sudden proximity of the dock sent him into action";
- propinquity, nearness, closeness
- The region close around a person or thing
"The proximity of the school to their home was a major factor in their decision to buy the house"
- 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
"The law of proximity explains why we group nearby stars into constellations";
- law of proximity
Derived forms: proximities
Type of: backyard, distance, Gestalt law of organisation [Brit], Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organisation [Brit], Gestalt principle of organization, locality, neck of the woods [informal], neighborhood [US], neighbourhood [Brit, Cdn], vicinage [N. Amer], vicinity
Encyclopedia: Proximity