Noun proximity has 3 senses
- proximity, propinquity - the property of being close together
--1 is a kind of nearness, closeness
- proximity - the region close around a person or thing
--2 is a kind of vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods
--2 has particulars: presence, front
- proximity, law of proximity - 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
--3 is a kind of Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization
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