Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
multivalence .
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- noun the state of being
polyvalent . - noun is congruent with
polyvalency
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- noun (toxicology) the state of being capable of counteracting more than one toxin or antigen or kind of microorganism
- noun (chemistry) the state of having a valence greater than two
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Examples
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Heydt-Stevenson's essay points to what Foucault calls "the tactical polyvalence of discourses" (100): the condescendingly repressive language of the late eighteenth-century conduct books gives rise to the
Romantic Loves: A Response to _Historicizing Romantic Sexuality_
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The marks and their "polyvalence their ability to command a multitude of gestures at once," signal a voice that is oracular in nature.
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The marks and their "polyvalence their ability to command a multitude of gestures at once," signal a voice that is oracular in nature.
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Since Wells 'socialism doesn't quite have the same appeal it did before the collapse of the Soviet Union, an adapter can't rely on the original polyvalence of his writing.
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Since Wells 'socialism doesn't quite have the same appeal it did before the collapse of the Soviet Union, an adapter can't rely on the original polyvalence of his writing.
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It retains much of the infantile form, but has undergone, nevertheless, a certain development, which I designate as ` sexual polyvalence. '
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Five groups of value-related sustainability features were identified: flexibility and polyvalence; energy and water dependency; accessibility and mobility; security; and health and comfort.
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The property's sustainability performance concerning flexibility and polyvalence, accessibility and mobility, as well as health and comfort are very good.
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The polyvalence of the offer is so flexible that everyone will find an answer to his needs.
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