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Valence or valency may refer to:
Science
- Valence (psychology), the emotional value associated with a stimulus
- Valence (pharmacology), efficacy (of certain vaccines and antitoxins)
In several fields the valence of an element refers to the number of elements to which it can connect:
- Valence (chemistry), the valence of an atom
- Valency (linguistics), the valence of a verb
- Degree (graph theory), also called the valency of a vertex in graph theory
Places
France
- Valence, Charente, a commune in the Charente department
- Valence, Drôme, a commune and prefecture of the Drôme department
- University of Valence, 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, 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, in the Gers department
England
- River Valency, Cornwall
People
- Amasio Valence (born 1979), Fijian rugby union player
- Maurice Valency (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 (1225–12961296), French nobleman who played an important role in English politics
- Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis (born 1958), 4th Bishop of Chilaw
Other uses
- Valence Technology, an American battery manufacturer
See also
- Valance (disambiguation)
- Valencia (disambiguation)
- Valença (disambiguation)
- Valentia (disambiguation)
- Valenza (disambiguation)
- Polyvalence (disambiguation)
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