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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke