volatility

English

Etymology

volatile +‎ -ity

Noun

volatility (countable and uncountable, plural volatilities)

1. The state of being volatile
   1. (uncountable) The state of having a low boiling point and evaporating readily
   2. (computing, uncountable) The state of not retaining data in the absence of power.
   3. (uncountable) The state of being able to fly.
   4. (uncountable) The state of being unpredictable
   5. (finance, countable) A quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price of a commodity, share, or other financial product

Translations

state of being volatile

• Catalan: volatilitat f
• Chinese:

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• Finnish: volatiliteetti
• Galician: volatilidade (gl) f
• Georgian: ცვალებადობა (cvalebadoba), არამდგრადობა (aramdgradoba), არასტაბილურობა (arasṭabiluroba), მერყეობა (merq̇eoba)
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• Irish: luaineacht f
• Manx: so-ghaalaght f
• Portuguese: volatilidade (pt) f
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: volatilidad f

state of having a low boiling point

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• Czech: prchavost f
• Finnish: volatiilisuus, haihtuvuus
• German: Volatilität (de) f, Flüchtigkeit (de) f
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• Japanese: 揮発性 (kihatsusei)
• Manx: so-ghaalaght f
• Romanian: volatilitate (ro) f
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

computing: state of not retaining data

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• Finnish: volatiilisuus
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• Japanese: 揮発性 (kihatsusei)
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state of being able to fly

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• Finnish: lentokykyisyys
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• Japanese: 飛行性 (hikosei)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

state of being unpredictable

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• Finnish: arvaamattomuus (fi), ennustamattomuus, ailahtelevaisuus, epävakaisuus (fi)
• Georgian: ცვალებადობა (cvalebadoba), მერყეობა (merq̇eoba), არამდგრადობა (aramdgradoba)
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• Japanese: 予測不能性 (yosoku-funōsei)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: volatilidad f

financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price

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• Czech: volatilita f
• Finnish: volatiliteetti
• Georgian: ცვალებადობა (cvalebadoba), არასტაბილურობა (arasṭabiluroba), არამდგრადობა (aramdgradoba)
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• German: Volatilität (de) f
• Japanese: 変動性 (hendōsei)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: volatilidad f
• Swedish: volatilitet (sv) c

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• Italian: volatilità f (all senses)
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