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), 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 object ...

, 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 categor ...

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

Places

France

* Valence, Charente, 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 line ...

, 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 Valence (; oc, Valença d'Agen), also known as Valence-d'Agen, is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Geography Valence is located from Agen, from Montauban, from Cahors, 90 km from ...

, a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department *

Canton of Valence The Canton of Valence is one of the 15 cantons of the Tarn-et-Garonne department, in southern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 11 to 17 communes: * Boudou * Bourg-de ...

, Tarn-et-Garonne department * Arrondissement of Valence, Drôme department *

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 ...

* Valence-d'Albigeois, in the Tarn department * Valence-en-Brie, in the Seine-et-Marne department * Valence-sur-Baïse, in the Gers department * Bourg-lès-Valence, in the Drôme department

England

* River Valency, Cornwall * Valence House, 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 Amasio Valence (born 12 May 1979) is a former rugby sevens player. He was born in Nadi, Fiji, but after he first made his break into professional rugby in 2000, he switched allegiances to New Zealand. He was hailed as one of the most promising ...

(born 1979), Fijian rugby union player *

Maurice Valency Maurice Valency (22 March 1903 – 28 September 1996) was a playwright, author, critic, and popular professor of Comparative Literature at Columbia University, best known for his award-winning adaptations of plays by Jean Giraudoux and Friedric ...

(1903–1996), American playwright, author, critic and professor * Aymer de Valence (bishop) (c. 1220–1260), bishop of Winchester *

William de Valence, 1st Earl of Pembroke {{Infobox noble, name=William de Valence, christening_date=, noble family=, house-type=, father= Hugh X of Lusignan, mother=Isabella of Angoulême, birth_name=, birth_date=, birth_place=, christening_place=, styles=, death_date=13 June 1296, death ...

(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