Value

Value

Value may refer to:

*Value (mathematics), the value of a variable in mathematics.
*Value (philosophy), the degree of importance, including the value independent on subjective valuations by any individual
*Value (personal and cultural), the principles, standards, or quality which guides human actions
*Value (economics), the market worth or estimated worth of commodities, services, assets, or work.
*Value investing, investing in securities whose shares appear underpriced
*Value theory, in ethics, aesthetics and other evaluative matters
*Value (marketing), provide service for consumer satisfaction
*Value (computer science)
*Value (law)
*Value (semiotics)
*Value (colorimetry), a measure of white or black in color

ee also

*Anthropological theories of value
*Extrinsic value
*Intrinsic value
*Moral character
*Phronesis
*Store of value
*Theory of value for more general discussions of economic value.
*Value added refers to the additional value of a commodity over the cost of commodities used to produce it from the previous stage of production.


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  • Value — Val ue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Valued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Valuing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To estimate the value, or worth, of; to rate at a certain price; to appraise; to reckon with respect to number, power, importance, etc. [1913 Webster] The mind… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • value — [val′yo͞o] n. [ME < OFr, fem. of valu, pp. of valoir, to be strong, be worth < L valere < IE base * wal , to be strong > WIELD] 1. a fair or proper equivalent in money, commodities, etc., esp. for something sold or exchanged; fair… …   English World dictionary

  • value — [valy] n. f. ÉTYM. V. 1180; archaïque depuis le XVIe (encore au XVIIIe, J. B. Rousseau in Littré); p. p. substantivé de valoir, remplacé par valeur, sauf dans plus value et moins value. ❖ ♦ Vx. Rapport, valeur. ❖ COMP …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • value — n *worth Analogous words: *price, charge, cost, expense: *importance, consequence, significance, weight: *use, usefulness, utility value vb 1 * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • value — [n1] financial worth amount, appraisal, assessment, charge, cost, equivalent, expense, market price, monetary worth, price, profit, rate; concepts 335,336 value [n2] advantage, worth account, bearing, benefit, caliber, condition, connotation,… …   New thesaurus

  • value — ► NOUN 1) the regard that something is held to deserve; importance or worth. 2) material or monetary worth. 3) (values) principles or standards of behaviour. 4) the numerical amount denoted by an algebraic term; a magnitude, quantity, or number.… …   English terms dictionary

  • Value —   [engl.], Wert …   Universal-Lexikon

  • value —  / value judgments  Ценность …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

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