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proxemics

study of human use of space and the effects that population density has on behaviour, communication, and social interaction
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proxemics

Summary

proxemics ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,603 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • proxemics is credited with the discovery of Edward T. Hall[2].
  • proxemics is a type of nonverbal communication[3].
  • proxemics's Commons category is recorded as Proxemics[4].
  • proxemics's described at URL is recorded as https://tapor.ca/tools/1075[5].
  • proxemics's described at URL is recorded as https://marketplace.sshopencloud.eu/tool-or-service/vjNu2o[6].
  • proxemics's described by source is recorded as Soziolinguistika Hiztegia[7].
  • proxemics's described by source is recorded as Proxemics[8].
  • proxemics's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics[9].

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Definition and Type

proxemics is a type of nonverbal communication[3].

Why It Matters

proxemics ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,603 views/month).[1] proxemics has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] proxemics is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

sociolinguistics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Ornithorynque liminaire · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 177889023
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Proxemica aurea.JPG"
  2. 9w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3fzCbd
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 13w ago · Tiziana Deluca · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Edward T. Hall
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Bncf thesaurus id → 80271
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P508]]: 80271"
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