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contiguity Definition

con·ti·gu·ity (kän′tə gyo̵̅o̅ə tē)

noun pl. -·ties

the state of being contiguous; nearness or contact

Etymology: Fr contiguité < ML contiguitas: see contiguous

contiguity Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • space: In other words, we now see the continuity of real time overcoming the contiguity of real space.

Converse of object

    Adjective modifier

    • spatial: A world of temporal repetition is a world that can never escape the power of spatial contiguity.
    • temporal: Temporal contiguity is clearly the kind involved in direct experiential transitions.
    • geographical: Interestingly tho geographical contiguity was never a major consideration governing Greece and Turkeys ' membership.

    Modifies a noun

    • table: This provides an easy means of generating the contiguity table from any input zoning system or polygon coverage.
    • information: The AZP methods require contiguity information as inputs and then some means of mapping the resulting optimal aggregations.