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Volatility Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
Quality or state of being volatile; disposition to evaporate; changeableness; fickleness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutQuality or state of being volatile; disposition to evaporate; changeableness; fickleness.
volatility
n
1. the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor
2. the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away" [syn: unpredictability]
3. being easily excited [syn: excitability, excitableness]
Noun
1. the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor
(hypernym) chemical property
2. the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away"
(synonym) unpredictability
(hypernym) irresoluteness, irresolution
3. being easily excited
(synonym) excitability, excitableness
(hypernym) emotionality, emotionalism
(hyponym) boiling point
Volatility Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
A measure of risk based on the standard deviation of the asset return. Also, volatility is a variable that appears in option pricing formulas. In the option pricing formula, it denotes the volatility of the underlying asset return from now to the expiration of the option. Some have created volatility indices. Here is an example, scale is 1-9; higher rating indirectly higher risk.
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The measure of the tendency of prices to fluctuate widely. Prices of small companies tend to be more volatile than those of large corporations. Beta is a measure of volatility. See beta.
degree of change or uncertainty
The extent to which gasoline or oil vaporizes; the ease with which a liquid is converted into a gaseous state.
The propensity of the market price of the underlying security to change in either direction.
Volatility Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
The property of gasoline , alcohol , etc., to evaporate quickly and at relatively low temperatures. For instance, gasoline is more volatile (has higher volatility) than kerosene because it evaporates at a lower temperature.
Volatility, surface tension and capillary action of a fluid are incidental to environmental systems. Volatility is the rapidity with which liquids evaporates extremely rapidly and therefore is highly volatile.
Volatility Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Volatile may refer to:
Chemistry
- Volatility (chemistry), a measure of the tendency of a substance to vaporize
- Relative volatility, a measure of vapor pressures of the components in a liquid mixture
- Volatiles, a group of compounds with low boiling points that are associated with a planet's or moon's crust and/or atmosphere
- Volatile organic compounds, organic compounds that can evaporate at normal temperature and pressure, and are often regulated by governments
- Volatile anaesthetics, a class of anaesthetics which evaporate easily
- Volatile substance abuse, the abuse of household inhalants containing volatile compounds
- Volatile oil, also known as essential oil, an oil derived from plants with aromatic compounds used in cosmetics and flavoring
- Volatile acidity, a term used in winemaking to indicate an unacceptably high level of acid or vinegar.
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Volatility Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
The measure of the relative deviation of a price from the mean
Volatility Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
A measure of the tendency of a Solvent or other material to evaporate at normal temperatures.
Volatility Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
The ability of a substance to change from liquid or solid form to a gaseous form.
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