Proximity

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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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+# [[close]]ness; 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.''
-# The [[amount]] of [[space]] between two [[point]]s, usually geographical points, usually (but not necessarily) measured along a [[straight]] line.
+====Synonyms====
-#: ''The '''distance''' to Petersborough is thirty miles.''
+* [[closeness]]
-# The entire [[amount]] of [[space]] to the objective.
+* [[nearness]]
-#: ''He had promised to perform this task, but did not go the '''distance'''.''
-# A considerable [[amount]] of [[space]].
-#: ''The friendship did not survive the row: they kept each other at a '''distance'''.''
-====Derived terms====
-* [[go the distance]]
-* [[keep at a distance]]
-====Related terms====
-* [[distant]]
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