area vs neighborhood

area

noun
  • An open space, below ground level, giving access to the basement of a house, and typically separated from the pavement by railings. 

  • A particular geographic region. 

  • Any particular extent of surface, especially an empty or unused extent. 

  • The extent, scope, or range of an object or concept. 

  • Genitals. 

  • A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units. 

  • Penalty box; penalty area. 

neighborhood

noun
  • The residential area near one's home. 

  • The set of all the vertices adjacent to a given vertex. 

  • The inhabitants of a residential area. 

  • A formal or informal division of a municipality or region. 

  • A set containing an open ball which contains a specified point. 

  • The infinitesimal open set of all points that may be reached directly from a given point. 

  • An approximate amount. 

  • The quality of physical proximity. 

  • A set containing an open set which contains some specified point. 

  • Alternatively: An open ball which contains some specified point. 

  • Alternatively: An open set which contains some specified point. 

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