Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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;
[syn: proximity, law of proximity]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
law of proximity
n 1: 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 [syn: proximity, law of proximity]