HyperDic: law_of_proximity

English > 1 sense of the expression law of proximity:
NOUNcognitionlaw of proximity, proximitya 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
English > law of proximity: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA 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.
Synonymproximity
BroaderGestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organizationA principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization

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