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valency

Summary

valency ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (301 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • valence is named after valency[2].
  • valency is a type of grammatical category[3].
  • valency's main Wikidata property is recorded as P5526[4].
  • valency's different from is recorded as transitivity[5].

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Definition and Type

valency is a type of grammatical category[3].

Origins

valence is named after valency[2].

Influence

Things named for valency include dependency grammar[6].

Why It Matters

valency ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (301 views/month).[1] valency has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] valency is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Entities named for valency include dependency grammar[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). valency. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/valency
MLA “valency.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/valency.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_valency_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{valency}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/valency}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    New encyclopedic dictionary of czech id → VALENCE
    Named after → valence
    Aliases → —
    Different from → transitivity
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6117, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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