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valence
1: the degree of combining power of an element as shown by the number of atomic weights of a monovalent element (as hydrogen) with which the atomic weight of the element will combine or for which it can be substituted or with which it can be compared2 a: relative capacity to unite, react, or interact (as with antigens or a biological substrate) b: the degree of attractiveness an individual, activity, or thing possesses as a behavioral goal <the relative potency of the valences of success and failure
— Leon Festinger>
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