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Locality vs Proximity - What's the difference?

locality | proximity |

As nouns the difference between locality and proximity

is that locality is the fact or quality of having a position in space while proximity is closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship.

locality

English

Noun

(localities)
  • The fact or quality of having a position in space.
  • * Glanvill
    • It is thought that the soul and angels are devoid of quantity and dimension, and that they have nothing to do with grosser locality .
  • (p) The features or surroundings of a particular place.
  • The situation or position of an object.
  • An area or district considered as the site of certain activities; a neighbourhood.
  • Limitation to a county, district, or place.
    • locality of trial
    (Blackstone)
  • (dated, phrenology) The perceptive faculty concerned with the ability to remember the relative positions of places.

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    proximity

    English

    Noun

    (proximities)
  • 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.

    Synonyms

    * closeness, nearness

    Derived terms

    * proximity fuze * proxemics

    Related terms

    * approximate * approximation * approximator * proximate