Valence (chemistry)
In chemistry, the valence (US spelling) or valency (British spelling) of an element is the measure of its combining capacity with other atoms when it forms chemical compounds or molecules.
Description
The combining capacity, or affinity of a ...
, a measure of an element's combining power with other atoms
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Degree (graph theory)
In graph theory, the degree (or valency) of a vertex of a graph is the number of edges that are incident to the vertex; in a multigraph, a loop contributes 2 to a vertex's degree, for the two ends of the edge. The degree of a vertex v is denot ...
, also called the valency of a vertex in graph theory
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Valency (linguistics)
In linguistics, valency or valence is the number and type of arguments controlled by a predicate, content verbs being typical predicates. Valency is related, though not identical, to subcategorization and transitivity, which count only object ...
, aspect of verbs relative to other parts of speech
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Valence (psychology)
Valence, or hedonic tone, is the affective quality referring to the intrinsic attractiveness/"good"-ness (positive valence) or averseness/"bad"-ness (negative valence) of an event, object, or situation. The term also characterizes and categor ...
or hedonic tone, the (emotional) value associated with an event, object or situation
Valence, Drôme
Valence (, ; oc, Valença ) is a commune in southeastern France, the prefecture of the Drôme department and within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhône, about south of Lyon, along the railway line ...
, Drôme, a commune and prefecture of the Drôme department
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University of Valence
The University of Valence was founded 26 July 1452, by letters patent from the Dauphin Louis, afterwards Louis XI of France, in a move to develop the city of Valence, then part of his domain of Dauphiné. It existed until the French Revolution. ...
Arrondissement of Valence
The arrondissement of Valence is an arrondissement of France in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 101 communes. Its population is 292,801 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of ...
, Drôme department
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Valence
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Valence (–Die–Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Valentinensis (–Diensis–Sancti Pauli Tricastinorum)''; French: ''Diocèse de Valence (–Die–Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux'') is a diocese of the La ...
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Valence-d'Albigeois
Valence-d'Albigeois (; oc, Valença) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.
See also
*Communes of the Tarn department
The following is a list of the 314 communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential comm ...
, in the Tarn department
* Valence-en-Brie, in the Seine-et-Marne department
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Valence-sur-Baïse
Valence-sur-Baïse (; Gascon: ''Valença de Baïsa'') is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.
Geography
Population
See also
*Communes of the Gers department
* Flaran Abbey
* Baïse
The Baïse () ( oc, Baïsa) is a ...
, in the Gers department
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Bourg-lès-Valence
Bourg-lès-Valence (; oc, Lo Borg de Valença) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It is a suburb of Valence. The archaeologist and Hellenist Fernand Courby (1878–1932) was born in Bourg-lès-Valence.
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Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
, Spain
People
* Amasio Valence (born 1979), Fijian rugby union player
* Maurice Valency (1903–1996), American playwright, author, critic and professor
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Aymer de Valence (bishop)
Aymer de Valence ( 1222 – 4 December 1260) was a Bishop of Winchester around 1250.
Life
Valence was a half brother of King Henry III of England;William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1225–1296), French nobleman who played an important role in English politics
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Valence Mendis Valence Mendis, formally Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis, (born 21 May 1958) is a Sri Lankan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Bishop of Chilaw since 2006. He has been named bishop of Kandy, where he spent his fi ...
(born 1958), fourth bishop of Chilaw
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Valence Technology
Valence Technology, Inc. was a company that developed and manufactured lithium iron phosphate cathode material as well as lithium ion battery modules and packs. The modules come in 12 V, 18 V, 24 V, and 36 V configurations. ...
, an American battery manufacturer
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Valance (disambiguation)
A Valance is a decorative apron used to conceal mechanical or structural framework for aesthetic purposes.
Valance may refer to:
Furnishings
* Window valance, used above a window to conceal hardware or other window treatments
* Bed skirt, a pie ...
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Valencia (disambiguation)
Valencia (''València'') is the capital of the Valencian Community in Spain.
Valencia may also refer to:
Places
Spain
* Valencian Community (or the Valencian Community), an autonomous community of Spain
** Valencians, an ethnic group or nati ...
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Valença (disambiguation)
Valença may refer to:
People
*Marquis of Valença, a Portuguese title of nobility
* Count of Valença, a Portuguese title of nobility
*Alceu Valença (born 1946), a Brazilian composer
* Valença (footballer) (born 1982), full name Manoel Cordei ...
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Valentia (disambiguation)
Valentia may refer to:
Places
*Valentia Island, off the coast of County Kerry, Ireland
*Valentia (Roman Britain), a province of Roman Britain
*Valence, Drôme, France, known in Roman times as Valentia
*Nuragus, Sardinia, Italy, known in Roman time ...