Associations to the word «Valency»

Wiktionary

VALENCY, noun. (graph theory) The number of edges connected to a vertex in a graph
VALENCY, noun. (chemistry) valence
VALENCY, noun. (linguistics) The capacity of a verb to take a specific number of arguments

Dictionary definition

VALENCY, noun. The phenomenon of forming chemical bonds.
VALENCY, noun. (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate.
VALENCY, noun. (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent).

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery