volatility

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˌvɑləˈtɪlətiː/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The tendency of a substance to vaporize or evaporate readily at normal temperatures and pressures.; The degree of variation or fluctuation in the price of a financial instrument or market index over time.; The quality of being unpredictable, changeable, or liable to change rapidly, especially in temperament or behavior.; The tendency of a situation to become violent or explosive.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

market volatilityprice volatilityhigh volatilitylow volatilityvolatility indeximplied volatility

Derivatives

volatilevolatilizevolatilizationvolatileness

Synonyms

instabilityunpredictabilityvariabilityfluctuationturbulenceuncertainty

Antonyms

stabilitysteadinesspredictability

Commonly confused

volubility
EN: 'Volubility' means the quality of being talkative or fluent in speech, while 'volatility' refers to the tendency to change rapidly and unpredictably.

Spelling tips

EN: Do not confuse 'volatility' (tendency to change unpredictably) with 'volubility' (talkativeness). The root is 'volatile' + '-ity'.

💬 Examples

  1. The high volatility of gasoline makes it dangerous to store near open flames.

  2. Market volatility increased sharply after the unexpected interest rate announcement.

  3. The volatility of his moods made it difficult for colleagues to work with him.

  4. The political volatility in the region made foreign investment extremely risky.