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What does the term 'proximity' mean?

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What does the term 'proximity' mean?
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The word itself generally means "nearby", "close", not distant from something else. . . However, it may have special meanings in various disciplines, so one has to know how its being used in those contexts to be sure.
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Its meaning is referring to a a) closeness to; b) near to; c) in the general area of.... All of these meanings are in relation to relative distances.. relative closeness, etc
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Could you be looking for proximity? . . The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary.
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nearness in time, space, etc
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