"volatility" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌvɒl.əˈtɪl.ə.ti/ [UK], /ˌvɑ.ləˈtɪl.ə.ti/ [US], [ˌvɑ.ləˈtɪl.ə.ɾi] [US], /ˌvɔl.əˈtɪl.ə.ti/ [General-Australian], [ˌvɔl.əˈtɪl.ə.ɾi] [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-volatility.wav [US] Forms: volatilities [plural]
Etymology: volatile + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|volatile|ity}} volatile + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} volatility (countable and uncountable, plural volatilities)
  1. The state of being volatile. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (state of being volatile): летливост (letlivost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), volatilitat [feminine] (Catalan), 揮發性 (Chinese Mandarin), 挥发性 (huīfāxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), volatiliteetti (Finnish), volatilidade [feminine] (Galician), ცვალებადობა (cvalebadoba) (Georgian), არამდგრადობა (aramdgradoba) (Georgian), არასტაბილურობა (arasṭabiluroba) (Georgian), მერყეობა (merq̇eoba) (Georgian), μεταβλητότητα (metavlitótita) [feminine] (Greek), illékonyság (Hungarian), luaineacht [feminine] (Irish), ұшпалылық (ūşpalylyq) (Kazakh), so-ghaalaght [feminine] (Manx), volatilidade [feminine] (Portuguese), volatilidad [feminine] (Spanish), anweddolrwydd [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-volatility-en-noun-BMxaAMn9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 8 15 24 25 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 23 6 19 27 23 2 Disambiguation of 'state of being volatile': 42 8 10 19 20 0
  2. (uncountable) The state of having a low boiling point and evaporating readily. Tags: uncountable Translations (state of having a low boiling point): 揮發性 (Chinese Mandarin), 挥发性 (huīfāxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), prchavost [feminine] (Czech), volatiilisuus (Finnish), haihtuvuus (Finnish), Volatilität [feminine] (German), Flüchtigkeit [feminine] (German), 揮発性 (kihatsusei) (Japanese), so-ghaalaght [feminine] (Manx), volatilitate [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-volatility-en-noun--Q-z0wMW Disambiguation of 'state of having a low boiling point': 15 43 16 12 13 1
  3. (computing, uncountable) The state of not retaining data in the absence of power. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (computing: state of not retaining data): volatiilisuus (Finnish), 揮発性 (kihatsusei) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-volatility-en-noun-FaN2j1OG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 8 15 24 25 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 23 6 19 27 23 2 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing: state of not retaining data': 16 14 40 14 15 1
  4. (uncountable) The state of being able to fly. Tags: uncountable Translations (state of being able to fly): lentokykyisyys (Finnish), 飛行性 (hikosei) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-volatility-en-noun-UGFpAYsa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 8 15 24 25 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 23 6 19 27 23 2 Disambiguation of 'state of being able to fly': 19 8 8 46 19 0
  5. (uncountable) The state of being unpredictable. Tags: uncountable Translations (state of being unpredictable): arvaamattomuus (Finnish), ennustamattomuus (Finnish), ailahtelevaisuus (Finnish), epävakaisuus (Finnish), ცვალებადობა (cvalebadoba) (Georgian), მერყეობა (merq̇eoba) (Georgian), არამდგრადობა (aramdgradoba) (Georgian), 予測不能性 (yosoku-funōsei) (Japanese), volatilidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-volatility-en-noun-URBBMx-H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 8 15 24 25 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 23 6 19 27 23 2 Disambiguation of 'state of being unpredictable': 21 8 9 19 43 0
  6. (finance, countable) A quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price of a commodity, share, or other financial product. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Finance Translations (financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price): volatilita [feminine] (Czech), volatiliteetti (Finnish), ცვალებადობა (cvalebadoba) (Georgian), არასტაბილურობა (arasṭabiluroba) (Georgian), არამდგრადობა (aramdgradoba) (Georgian), Volatilität [feminine] (German), volatilitás (Hungarian), 変動性 (hendōsei) (Japanese), volatilidad [feminine] (Spanish), volatilitet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-volatility-en-noun-GKaN0Qyo Topics: business, finance Disambiguation of 'financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price': 12 4 7 12 12 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: volatility buffer

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