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valence

[vey-luhns] / ˈveɪ ləns /
NOUN
ability to react with or affect another
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Example Sentences

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Spirituality takes on previously unconsidered valences in the canvases of Wally Hedrick and Carlos Villa.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From Los Angeles Times

That language also has multiple valences and meanings.

From Salon

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

From Los Angeles Times

Study three was designed to look for a causal effect of valence weighting bias in completing or delaying a task.

From Science Daily