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Law of Proximity

nounid 84108·updated May 18, 2026
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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

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synonym
proximity
plural
Law of Proximities
possessive
Law of Proximity's
pluralpossessive
Law of Proximities'

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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
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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
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