BharatNotes Valence
nounUsage in a UPSC answer
A welfare scheme succeeds not merely on its fiscal design but on its emotional valence, for a policy that citizens perceive as dignifying rather than demeaning commands far greater participation and legitimacy.
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Word Family
valency (n), valent (adj, in compounds), bivalent (adj), monovalent (adj), multivalent (adj)
Root
Latin valentia = strength, capacity; from valēre = to be strong; adopted into chemistry mid-19th c.
Etymology
From Latin valentia ("strength, capacity"), from valēre ("to be strong"); adopted into chemistry in the mid-19th century.
Memory Hook
Valence shares its root with "value" and "valiant" (Latin valere, to be strong) - think of the "strength" of an atom's bonds or the emotional "pull" something has on you.
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