ˌməltə̇ˈvālən(t)s noun
( -s )
Etymology: from multivalent (I) , after such pairs as English absent : absence
1. or mul·ti·va·len·cy -nsē : polyvalence
2. : the quality or state of having many values, meanings, or appeals
while multivalence in the sense of appeal to different periods can not be demonstrated — Western Review
the admission of relativity and multivalence does not make value illusory or judgment futile — H.J.Muller
the multivalence of his imagery — James Burnham