Dictionary

volatility en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌvɑ.ləˈtɪl.ə.ti/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
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• [ˌvɔl.əˈtɪl.ə.ɾi] (Australia)
• [ˌvɑ.ləˈtɪl.ə.ɾi] (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
• /ˌvɒl.əˈtəl.ə.ti/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˌvɔl.əˈtɪl.ə.ti/ (Australia)
• /ˌvɒl.əˈtɪl.ə.ti/ (Boston, Canada, Maine)
• [ˌvɔ̟l.əˈtəl.ə.ɾi] (New-Zealand)
• /ˌvɒl.əˈtɪl.ə.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English volatile Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English volatility From volatile + -ity.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being volatile.
2. (uncountable) The state of having a low boiling point and evaporating readily.
3. (uncountable) The state of not retaining data in the absence of power.
4. (uncountable) The state of being able to fly.
5. (uncountable) The state of being unpredictable.
6. (countable) A quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price of a commodity, share, or other financial product.
   • The recent volatility has come with the S&P 500 hovering just above bear market territory, or a 20 percent drop from its most recent high. 2022 May 18, Coral Murphy Marcos, “Stocks resume their rout as falling profits reignite fears of inflation.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

Forms

Deriveds

volatility arbitrage · volga · volatility decay · volatility clustering · volatility spillover · volatility halt · volatility drag · volatility cluster · volatility auction · covolatility · nonvolatility · volatility buffer · volatility smile · vomma · forward volatility · overvolatility · volatility tax · volatility interruption · volatility circuit breaker

Translations (57)

fi arvaamattomuus (state of being unpredictable) · de Flüchtigkeit (state of having a low boiling point) · la volātilitās (state of being volatile) · pt volatilidade (state of being volatile) · ka ცვალებადობა (state of being volatile) · fi ailahtelevaisuus (state of being unpredictable) · fi volatiliteetti (financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price) · fi lentokykyisyys (state of being able to fly) · ja 揮発性 (state of having a low boiling point) · fi epävakaisuus (state of being unpredictable) · bg летливост (state of being volatile) · fi volatiilisuus (state of having a low boiling point) · fi ennustamattomuus (state of being unpredictable) · de Volatilität (state of having a low boiling point) · fi volatiilisuus (computing: state of not retaining data) · ka ცვალებადობა (financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price) · cy anweddolrwydd (state of being volatile) · ka არასტაბილურობა (state of being volatile) · el μεταβλητότητα (state of being volatile) · sv volatilitet (financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price) · ja 揮発性 (computing: state of not retaining data) · ru непредсказуемый (state of being unpredictable) · ka არამდგრადობა (financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price) · ja 予測不能性 (state of being unpredictable) · ka მერყეობა (state of being volatile) · ru энергозависимый (computing: state of not retaining data) · cs prchavost (state of having a low boiling point) · gl volatilidade (state of being volatile) · ro volatilitate (state of having a low boiling point) · fi haihtuvuus (state of having a low boiling point) · es volatilidad (state of being volatile) · gv so-ghaalaght (state of having a low boiling point) · ka ცვალებადობა (state of being unpredictable) · gv so-ghaalaght (state of being volatile) · de Volatilität (financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price) · ru летучесть (state of being volatile) · id volatilitas (state of being volatile) · fi volatiliteetti (state of being volatile) · ms kemeruapan (state of being volatile) · ka არასტაბილურობა (financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price) · ka არამდგრადობა (state of being unpredictable) · es volatilidad (state of being unpredictable) · ja 変動性 (financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price) · hu illékonyság (state of being volatile) · ru волатильность (financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price) · kk ұшпалылық (state of being volatile) · ga luaineacht (state of being volatile) · cmn 揮發性 /挥发性 (state of having a low boiling point) · hu volatilitás (financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price) · cmn 揮發性 /挥发性 (state of being volatile) · es volatilidad (financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price) · cs volatilita (financial markets: quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price) · ca volatilitat (state of being volatile) · ka არამდგრადობა (state of being volatile) · ka მერყეობა (state of being unpredictable) · ja 飛行性 (state of being able to fly) · ru нестабильный (state of being unpredictable)