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 prox·im·i·ty /prɑkˈsɪməti/
 鄰近,臨近,接近

 Prox·im·i·ty n.  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.
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 proximity
      n 1: the property of being close together [syn: 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: law of proximity]