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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the property of being close together;
[syn: proximity, propinquity]

2. the region close around a person or thing;

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;
[syn: proximity, law of proximity]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Proximity \Prox*im"i*ty\, n. [L. proximitas: cf. F. proximit['e]
   See Proximate, and cf. Propinquity, Approach.]
   The quality or state of being next in time, place, causation,
   influence, etc.; immediate nearness, either in place, blood,
   or alliance.
   [1913 Webster]

         If he plead proximity of blood
         That empty title is with ease withstood. --Dryden.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

proximity
    n 1: the property of being close together [syn: proximity,
         propinquity]
    2: the region close around a person or thing
    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 [syn: proximity, law of proximity]