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volatility::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | excitability, excitableness |
| Type of | emotionalism, emotionality |
| Has types | boiling point |
| Derivation | volatile |
volatility::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | unpredictability |
| Type of | irresoluteness, irresolution |
| Derivation | volatile |
the volatility of the market drove many investors away.
volatility::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | chemical property |
| Derivation | volatile |
Examples of volatility
volatility
For example, longer-term bonds are subject to volatility as interest rates rise.
From the sacbee.com
Many investment banks like volatility because their biggest business is trading.
From the businessweek.com
On the plus side, the volatility in short-term money-market rates has died down.
From the businessweek.com
The gold price has a history of extreme volatility on its climb to record highs.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Anyone who counts on St James'Park for volatility must be a little disappointed.
From the guardian.co.uk
The recent market volatility is also likely to have to have hit the performance.
From the independent.co.uk
Just because he had lap band surgery does not mean Daly has lost his volatility.
From the dailyadvertiser.com.au
We can be sure there will be more uncertainty and volatility in 2010 and beyond.
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I didn't understand the volatility and the hatred that came from my grandmother.
From the guardian.co.uk
- The property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor
- The trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away"
- Excitability: being easily excited
- (volatile) evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures; "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents"
- A volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"
- (volatile) explosive: liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"
- In chemistry and physics, volatility is the tendency of a substance to vaporize. Volatility is directly related to a substance's vapor pressure. At a given temperature, a substance with higher vapor pressure vaporizes more readily than a substance with a lower vapor pressure.
- In finance, volatility most frequently refers to the standard deviation of the continuously compounded returns of a financial instrument within a specific time horizon. It is used to quantify the risk of the financial instrument over the specified time period. ...
- (Volatile (acid)) Carbonic acid is the inorganic compound with the formula H2CO3 (equivalently OC(OH)2). It is also a name sometimes given to solutions of carbon dioxide in water, which contain small amounts of H2CO3. ...
