Synonym: law of proximity, propinquity. Similar words: approximately, limit, limited, to the limit, limitation, amity, similarity, probity. Meaning: [prɑk'sɪmətɪ /prɒ-] 
n. 1. the property of being close together 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.
n. 1. the property of being close together 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. 
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(211) "There are men in the world who derive as stern an exaltation from the proximity of disaster and ruin, as others from success" (Winston S. Churchill).
(212) The study revealed, on average, only a small statistical correlation between the proximity of homes to garbage sites and the incidence of unexplained rashes among people living in these homes.
More similar words: approximately, limit, limited, to the limit, limitation, amity, similarity, probity, propensity, probability, productivity, maximum, toxic, noxious, obnoxious, timing, simile, commit, submit, permit, admit, smite, similar, summit, diminish, minimize, smitten, admit to, eliminate, similarly.