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Valency vs Homovalent - What's the difference?

valency | homovalent |

In chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between valency and homovalent

is that valency is (chemistry) valence while homovalent is (chemistry) having the same valency / valence.

As a noun valency

is (graph theory) the number of edges connected to a vertex in a graph.

As an adjective homovalent is

(chemistry) having the same valency / valence.

valency

English

(wikipedia valency)

Alternative forms

* valence

Noun

(valencies) (mostly UK)
  • (graph theory) The number of edges connected to a vertex in a graph
  • (chemistry) valence
  • (linguistics) The capacity of a verb to take a specific number of arguments

    • Synonyms

    * (graph theory) degree * (linguistics) valence

    homovalent

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (chemistry) Having the same valency / valence

    • Related terms

    * heterovalent