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valence

[vey-luhns] / ˈveɪ ləns /
NOUN
ability to react with or affect another
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At the center of the discovery is a carbene, a form of carbon with just six valence electrons.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

When we talk about something in economic terms, it really doesn’t have much moral valence.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

It’s supposed to be independent and neutral and the arbiter of disputes that might have a political valence, but ultimately have a correct legal answer.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2025

Audiences from all backgrounds found valence to a story that I found to be more about assimilation than antisemitism.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

Egged on by scheming courtiers and generals, relations between Atawallpa and Washkar spent several years swinging through the emotional valence from concealed suspicion to overt hostility.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann



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