valence

1. (countable, chemistry)Synonyms: atomicity, quantivalence, quantivalency, valencycountableuncountable

2. (countable, chemistry)countableuncountable

3. (countable, linguistics) The number of arguments that a verb can have, including its subject, ranging from zero to three or, less commonly, four.Examples: "In this assignment you will analyze each of the following sentences and determine the valence of the highlighted verb."Synonyms: valencycountable

4. (uncountable, especially psychology) 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).Examples: "anger and fear have negative valence"especiallyuncountable

5. (uncountable, sociology) The value which a person places on something.uncountable