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valence

About 2.65 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. noun The combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  3. noun The number of binding sites of a molecule, such as an antibody or antigen.
  4. noun The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero to three or, less commonly, four.
    In this assignment you will analyze each of the following sentences and determine the valence of the highlighted verb.
  5. noun A one-dimensional value assigned by a person to an object, situation, or state, that can usually be positive (causing a feeling of attraction) or negative (repulsion).
    anger and fear have negative valence
  6. noun The value which a person places on something.
  7. noun For a correspondence T on a curve: a number k such that the divisors T(P)+kP are all linearly equivalent.
  8. noun Alternative spelling of valance.

Similar words

valency layer diaper prevalence valencian valencia equi oxidation state coordination number reactivity

Often followed by

band electrons of and electron shell bond bands state

Word family

Valence valences

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