Equivalence vs Valence - What's the difference?
equivalence | valence |
(uncountable) The condition of being equivalent or essentially equal.
(countable, mathematics) An equivalence relation;
(uncountable, logic) The relationship between two propositions that are either both true or both false.
(chemistry) The quantity of the combining power of an atom, expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency.
a Boolean operation that is TRUE when both input variables are TRUE but otherwise FALSE; the XNOR function.
A number in intersection theory. A positive-dimensional variety sometimes behaves formally as if it were a finite number of points; this number is its equivalence.
To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance.
An extract; a preparation, now especially one effective against a certain number of strains of a pathogen.
(chemistry) The combining capacity of an atom, radical or functional group determined by the number of electrons that it will lose, gain, or share when it combines with other atoms etc
(chemistry) The number of binding sites of a molecule, such as an antibody or antigen
(linguistics) The number of arguments that a verb can have, including the subject of the verb in the counting, ranging from zero (for the likes of "It rains") to three (for the likes of "He gives her a flower").
(psychology) A one-dimensional value assigned to an object, situation, or state, that can usually be positive or negative
(sociology) value
As a noun equivalence
is equivalence.As a proper noun valence is
a commune in south-eastern france.equivalence
English
(wikipedia equivalence)Noun
(en noun)Verb
(equivalenc)- (Sir Thomas Browne)
valence
English
(wikipedia valence)Etymology 1
* (sense), from (etyl) (1425) * (combining capacity) from (etyl) Valenz (1884)Alternative forms
* valency (mostly UK)Noun
(valences)- trivalent vaccine (one meant to be effective against three strains)
Synonyms
* (chemistry) valency * (linguistics) valencyDerived terms
(terms derived from valence) * equivalence * primary valence * secondary valence * polyvalenceEtymology 2
(en)See also
* valanceReferences
*Online Etymology Dictionary
