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valence | vector |

As a proper noun valence

is a commune in south-eastern france.

As a noun vector is

(mathematics) a directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.

As a verb vector is

to set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.

valence

English

(wikipedia valence)

Etymology 1

* (sense), from (etyl) (1425) * (combining capacity) from (etyl) Valenz (1884)

Alternative forms

* valency (mostly UK)

Noun

(valences)
  • An extract; a preparation, now especially one effective against a certain number of strains of a pathogen.
    • trivalent vaccine (one meant to be effective against three strains)
  • (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
    • Synonyms
    * (chemistry) valency * (linguistics) valency
    Derived terms
    (terms derived from valence) * equivalence * primary valence * secondary valence * polyvalence
    Related terms
    * valent * -valent

    Etymology 2

    (en)

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • See also

    * valance

    References

    * Online Etymology Dictionary

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    vector

    English

    (wikify) (wikipedia vector)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mathematics) A directed quantity, one with both magnitude and direction; the signed difference between two points.
  • *
  • (mathematics) An ordered tuple representing a directed quantity or the (soplink) between two points.
  • (mathematics) Any member of a (generalized) vector space.
    • The vectors in {\mathbb Q}[X] are the single-variable polynomials with rational coefficients: one is x^{42}+\frac1{137}x-1.
  • (aviation) A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft.
  • (senseid)(epidemiology) A carrier of a disease-causing agent.
  • (sociology) A person or entity that passes along an urban legend or other meme.
  • (psychology) A recurring psychosocial issue that stimulates growth and development in the personality.
  • The way in which the eyes are drawn across the visual text. The trail that a book cover can encourage the eyes to follow from certain objects to others.
  • (computing, operating systems) A memory address containing the address of a code entry point, usually one which is part of a table and often one that is dereferenced]] and [[jump, jumped to during the execution of an interrupt.
  • (programming) A one-dimensional array.

    • Usage notes

    * (programming) The term is used loosely when the indices are not (either positive or non-negative) integers.

    Hypernyms

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    Hyponyms

    * * * * * * * (hyp-mid3) * * * * * * * (hyp-mid3) * * * ) * * * (hyp-bottom)

    Derived terms

    * * * * * * * * *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To set (particularly an aircraft) on a course toward a selected point.
  • * 1994 , Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Tendencies
    • if love is vectored toward an object and Elinor's here flies toward Marianne, Marianne's in turn toward Willoughby.

    References

    * The New Oxford Dictionary of English

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