Valence or valency may refer to:

Science

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 *

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 deno ...

, also called the valency of a vertex in graph theory *

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 obje ...

, aspect of verbs relative to other parts of speech *

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 categori ...

or hedonic tone, the (emotional) value associated with an event, object or situation

Places

France

Valence, Charente Valence (; oc, Valença) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was not the birthplace of William de Valence, who later became Earl of Pembroke. He was born in the , Couhé-Vérac (Vienne department), near Lusignan.' ...

, a commune in the Charente department *

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 lin ...

, Drôme, a commune and prefecture of the Drôme department **

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. ...

, a medieval university * Valence, Tarn-et-Garonne, a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department * Canton of Valence, Tarn-et-Garonne department *

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 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Valence * Valence-d'Albigeois, in the Tarn department * Valence-en-Brie, in the Seine-et-Marne department *

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 *

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. In 2014–201 ...

, in the Drôme department

England

River Valency The River Valency ( kw, Dowr an Velinji) is a short river in north Cornwall, England, UK, with many small tributaries. After running past Lesnewth it cuts a valley before entering the sea at the harbour of the village of Boscastle. One of its ...

, Cornwall *

Valence House Valence House Museum is the only surviving of the five manor houses of Dagenham. The timber-framed museum building, partially surrounded by a moat, is situated in Valence Park off Becontree Avenue, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, L ...

, London

Spain

*The French-language name for the city of

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 *

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;

(c. 1220–1260), bishop of Winchester * William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1225–1296), French nobleman who played an important role in English politics * Valence Mendis (born 1958), fourth bishop of Chilaw

Other uses

* Valence Technology, an American battery manufacturer