Definition of nonspatial
: not spatial: such as
a : not relating to, occupying, or having the character of space nonspatial data
b : not relating to or involved in the perception of relationships (as of objects) in space
Hippocampal lesions … impair performance on a variety of spatial and nonspatial memory tasks.— Larry R. Squire and Stuart Zola-Morgan
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The first known use of nonspatial was in 1869
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