The capacity of a chemical element to combine with other elements or groups.

The relationship of a linguistic element to the number of its arguments or complements.

एक भाषाई तत्व के अपने तर्कों या पूरक की संख्या से संबंध।

English Usage: In the sentence "She gave him a book," the verb has a valency of three.

Hindi Usage: वाक्य "उसने उसे एक किताब दी" में क्रिया की वैलेंसी तीन है।