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Webster 1913 Edition

Proximity

Prox-im′i-ty

,
Noun.
[L.
proximitas
: cf. F.
proximité
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.
If he plead
proximity
of blood
That empty title is with ease withstood.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition

Proximity

PROXIM'ITY

,
Noun.
[L. proximitas.] The state of being next; immediate nearness either in place, blood or alliance. The succession to the throne and to estates is usually regulated by proximity of blood.

Definition 2024

proximity

proximity

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Noun

proximity ‎(plural proximities)

  1. closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship.
    The proximity of the heat source allowed it to be detected by the sensor.

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From Middle French proximité, from Latin proximitās, proximitāt-, from proximus.

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