Associations to the word «Volatility»

Wiktionary

VOLATILITY, noun. The state of being volatile
VOLATILITY, noun. The state of having a low boiling point and evaporating readily
VOLATILITY, noun. (computing) The state of not retaining data in the absence of power
VOLATILITY, noun. The state of being able to fly
VOLATILITY, noun. The state of being unpredictable
VOLATILITY, noun. (Financial markets, countable, plural volatilities) A quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price of a commodity, share, or other financial product

Dictionary definition

VOLATILITY, noun. The property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor.
VOLATILITY, noun. The trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away".
VOLATILITY, noun. Being easily excited.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King