volatility

Noun
Synonyms: unpredictabilityexcitabilityexcitableness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  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”Synonyms: unpredictability
  3. being easily excitedSynonyms: excitabilityexcitableness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Volatileness \Vol"a*tile*ness\, Volatility \Vol`a*til"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. volatilit['e].] Quality or state of being volatile; disposition to evaporate; changeableness; fickleness. [1913 Webster]

Syn: See Levity. [1913 Webster]

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