Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monovalence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mono-va-lence
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being univalent.

Uncountable

noun

The view, dating from Parmenides, that whatever exists must always have existed and cannot ever change or cease to exist.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The mystical shell of Hegelian dialectics is ontological monovalence, manifest inter alia in the absence of the concept of determinate absence."
"Yet, if the critique of Dialectic is to be followed then these positive aspects of Hegel are swallowed up by his monovalence."
"The Movement's profound embrace of “Common Sense” philosophy, with its conviction of the monovalence of truth, led to the assumption that all properly thinking people think alike."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English valence English monovalence From mono- + valence.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does monovalence mean?: The state of being univalent.
Where does monovalence come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English valence English monovalence From mono- + valence.

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