Propinquity Propinquity

Propinquity - Definition

In social psychology, propinquity is one of the main factors leading to interpersonal attraction. It refers to the physical or psychological proximity between people. For example, two people living in on the same floor of a building have a higher propinquity than those living on different floors. See propinquity effect.

Propinquity is also one of the factors, set out by Jeremy Bentham, used to measure the amount of pleasure in a method known as felicific calculus.

Propinquity - Example Usage

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tomwhite7: @tommywilkinson I guess we share a certain propinquity in that regard then....
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