The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence of the sexual appetite, esp
The topological identification of adjacent polygons Contiguity is not concerned with the exact locations of polygons, only their relative positions Contiguity data can be stored in a table, matrix or simply as a list, that can be cross-referenced to the relevant co-ordinate data if required
The occurrence of two items close together in time and space, which some theories claim is sufficient to condition an association (Anderson)
A term describing the touching of spatial entities, usually polygons Many GIS permit analysis that determines which entities are touching a particular spatial unit
The topological identification of adjacent polygons by recording the left and right polygons of each arc