Definition of 'bivalence'
noun
logic, philosophy
the semantic principle that there are exactly two truth values, so that every meaningful statement is either true or false
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noun
the quality or state of being bivalent
also bi‧ˈva‧len‧cy (baɪˈveɪlənsi; bīvāˈlənsē; ˈbɪvələnsi; bivˈələnsē)Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
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