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• n  the property of being close together
• n  the region close around a person or thing
• n  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

• The proximity to people inflicted with swine flu for a long time raises ones chances to catch the flu. .
• The thought was that their proximity to such a miracle of reproductive biology five girls! might help mothers who were finding it difficult to conceive.
• Using geolocation, the app orders each service by its proximity to you how many yards away and, like other apps aimed at the traveler, maps out a route from here to there .

• propinquity
• law of proximity

News & Articles

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• LATEST NEWS
  Roxbury resident Sharon Benedict said she filed a complaint against Cava on June 6 with the State Election Enforcement Commission complaining that he did not observe election laws limiting candidates' proximity to the polls during the June 4 referendum.
  June 11, 2013 - The News-Times
• SEC lunch links
  Hitting the SEC links on a Tuesday: The Iron Bowl rivalry is all about respect and understanding for Nick Saban and Gus Malzahn. Running back Jabo Lee is Tennessee's only 2013 signee unlikely to qualify. LSU's proximity to home was a key to landing receiver D.J. Chark. Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity doesn't expect the school's stringent punishment for a positive drug test to be lessened ...
  June 11, 2013 - ESPN Blogs
• Infrared LEDs suit intelligent touch panels, proximity sensors.
  Intended for proximity sensor applications as well as optical touch panels, 2 top view SMD 850 nm LEDs include HIR89-01C with 30° viewing angle and radiant intensity of 55 mW/sr at 70 mA as well as HIR91-01C/L297 with 40° viewing angle and intensity of 40 mW/sr at 70 mA. For side-view touch applications smaller than 80 in., HIR83-01B is supplied in SMD package and features radiant intensity of 5 ...
  June 7, 2013 - ThomasNet

Quotes

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• Daniel in Times of India
  New construction in East Jerusalem and the West Bank undermines that mutual trust and endangers the proximity talks that are the first step towards the full negotiations that both sides say want and need. And it exposes daylight between Israel and... Hillary Rodham Clinton http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Rodham_Clinton&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHOarXVfe0H5lTsVdy93IEoGrJtYg Asia Times Online http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/LC24Ak02.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFde3dpueYgZbsRPGQ0csTb4EkOfQ Mar 23, 2010 78542 105557 proximity Certainly a major focus of the discussion will be around the progress that's been made so far in the proximity talks and the opportunity to make the transition into direct talks," said White House adviser Dan Shapiro. "We feel that already...
• Barack Obama in Reuters Africa
  We expect proximity talks to lead to direct talks,Obama told reporters after an 80-minute session with Netanyahu.