volatility

Meanings

Plural: volatilities

Noun

• the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor
• the trait of being unpredictably irresolute
  • "the volatility of the market drove many investors away"
• being easily excited
• The state of being volatile.
• The state of having a low boiling point and evaporating readily.
• The state of not retaining data in the absence of power.
• The state of being able to fly.
• The state of being unpredictable.
• A quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price of a commodity, share, or other financial product.

Synonyms

excitability, excitableness, unpredictability