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volatility

volatility

1 7.1
How easily a liquid or solid turns into gas
  • noun
  • /ˌvɑːləˈtɪləti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : volatilidad
  • fuel volatility

Examples

  • Volatility in the cocoa market is very low at this point.

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  • And the way we're going to measure risk is in terms of the volatility or standard deviation.

  • So Vega measures the sensitivity of option prices to changes in the volatility of the underlying asset.

  • Physicists have discovered that volatility is just one of several long-memory processes in markets.

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  • Therefore, the behavior of compounds passing through an activated carbon-containing cigarette filter provides useful insight into the volatility of the species present.

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  • The volatility of the fuels they use can cause explosions, while electrical faults can cause gas turbines to overspeed, damaging them.

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  • The volatility of the substance was evident as it transformed from a liquid to vapor almost instantly.

  • Scientists measured the volatility of the chemical while conducting experiments in the lab.

  • The researcher noted that the substance's volatility made it ideal for creating vapor in the experiment.

Antonyms

363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

How Volatile

fugacity
  • Specialized
9.9
volatility
  • Specialized
1 7.1

Surface Forms

volatility singular
volatilities plural

Morphology

volatility = volatile (transparent) = volatile + ity

The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'volatile' with the productive suffix '-ity'.

Etymology

Volatility comes from the Latin word volatilis, which means 'flying', and from volare 'to fly'. Think of a liquid that can 'fly' into the air as vapor, so high volatility means it evaporates or turns into gas easily.