spatial proximity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofspatialandproximity
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spatial
adjective
uk/ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/us/ˈspeɪ.ʃəl/
relating to the position, area, and size ...
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proximity
noun[U]
uk/prɒkˈsɪm.ə.ti/us/prɑːkˈsɪm.ə.t̬i/
the state of being near in space ...
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(Definition ofspatialandproximityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Agents are assumed to interact with each other with a probability that depends onspatialproximity(the very reason why space is accounted for here).
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Minimally, it implies that geographic context, in the form ofspatialproximity, will influence an individual's likelihood of participating.
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However, this underestimation should be minimal, since our pairs of recorded cells should be in closespatialproximityin comparison to the wave's extent.
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This references issues of shallow temporal depth andspatialproximity.
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Second, the level of contagion was likely conditioned by thespatialproximityof two sequential elections.
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We conclude that perceptual grouping by common fate exerted a more powerful constraint thanspatialproximity, a result consistent with object-based attention.
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Under this account,spatialproximityshapes behaviour through low-intensity neighbourhood cues that occur outside the realm of voluntary or explicit forms of social interaction.
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We now know that the chronological overlap andspatialproximityof the two sites were linked to decline and florescence.
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Drawing from this brief review of research on diffusion, we can identify three critical elements that drive diffusion and are directly related tospatialproximity.
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This kind of exchange does not necessarily require close proximity of network members where telephone contacts can replacespatialproximity.
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Thus, contingency and recipient need are significant predictors of sharing depth even when controlling for kinship andspatialproximityof households.
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This stimulation in close temporal andspatialproximitycan plausibly mask the chromatic change.
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Indeed, it is possible that thespatialproximityof workers in an industry conditions unionization itself, having its effect on political activity partly through this channel.
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This can refer tospatialproximity, such that physicians closest to a disaster site have a greater obligation of offering their services than those far from it.
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Moreover, given recent increases in residential mobility and decreases in geographically-based forms of social involvement,55 the finding thatspatialproximityinfluences citizens' participatory behaviour is plainly striking.
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One constraint on mesh isspatialproximity.
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At a local scale of a few kilometres, or tens of kilometres, transmission risk is related to thespatialproximityof human populations and landscapes with active transmission.
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Thespatialproximityof employees also helps explain why, as in the case of steel, which has become increasingly geographically dispersed, these industries sometimes become less politically influential over time.
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Thisspatialproximitymakes it possible to have a precise knowledge of special circumstances, supplies and needs.
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