contiguity
11contiguity, theory of — ▪ psychology psychological theory of learning which emphasizes that the only condition necessary for the association of stimuli and responses is that there be a close temporal relationship between them. It holds that learning will occur… …
12contiguity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1612 the quality or state of being contiguous ; proximity …
13contiguity — /kon ti gyooh i tee/, n., pl. contiguities. 1. the state of being contiguous; contact or proximity. 2. a series of things in continuous connection; a continuous mass or extent. [1635 45; < LL contiguitas. See CONTIGUOUS, ITY] * * * …
14contiguity — noun A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another. Syn: synapse, neurons …
15contiguity — 1. Contact without actual continuity, e.g., the contact of the bones entering into the formation of a cranial suture. Cf.:continuity. 2. Occurrence of two or more objects, events, or mental impressions together in space (spatial c.) or time (te …
16contiguity — Synonyms and related words: abutment, abuttal, accord, addition, adjacency, adjoiningness, adjunct, affairs, affiliation, affinity, alliance, apposition, approximation, appulse, assemblage, association, bond, closeness, combination, conjugation,… …
17contiguity — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. juxtaposition, abutment, union, meeting. See contact …
18contiguity — con·ti·gu·i·ty || ‚kÉ’ntɪ gjuËÉ™tɪ n. touching; proximity, closeness …
19contiguity — [ˌkɒntɪ gju:ɪti] noun 1》 the state of being contiguous with something. 2》 Psychology the sequential occurrence or proximity of stimulus and response, causing their association in the mind …
20contiguity — n. 1. Contact, touching, meeting, juxtaposition, proximity, nearness. 2. Continuity, continuous stretch, expanse, unbroken extent …
