noun
neighborhood; vicinity; surrounding area
General term for the area near a particular place. Slightly formal; in casual speech 近所 or 周辺 are more common.
駅の近傍に新しいカフェができた。
A new café has opened in the vicinity of the station.
この近傍には公園が少ない。
There are few parks in this neighborhood.
noun
Mathematical term for a set of points surrounding a given point. Used in topology and analysis.
点の近傍をεで定義する。
Define the neighborhood of a point by ε.