Question

which of the following is a formal definition of proximity? financial planning changes with your proximity to retirement; as retirement nears, you should shift to low - risk investments. the thieves stopped before they got too close to the bank vault, afraid the proximity alarm would go off. proximity, which is a noun that means closeness in space or time, is worth a lot of points in scrabble if you can manage to spell it. nearness and closeness are synonyms of proximity.

Explanation:

Proximity refers to closeness in space or time. This is the most straightforward and formal - like definition among the options. The other options either use it in a non - definitional context (thieves example, financial planning example) or mention synonyms instead of a definition (nearness and closeness as synonyms).

Answer:

Proximity, which is a noun that means closeness in space or time, is worth a lot of points in Scrabble if you can manage to spell it.