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Periphery vs Proximity - What's the difference?

periphery | proximity |

As nouns the difference between periphery and proximity

is that periphery is the outside boundary, parts or surface of something while proximity is closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship.

periphery

Noun

(peripheries)
  • The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
  • ''The suburbs are a city's periphery
  • A first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided in provinces.
  • Antonyms

    * center

    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