volatility Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor
  2. noun the trait of being unpredictably irresolute
    unpredictability.
    • the volatility of the market drove many investors away
  3. noun being easily excited
    excitableness; excitability.

WordNet

Vol"a*tile*ness, Vol`a*til"i*ty noun (Also<
  • Volatileness
  • Volatility
)
Etymology
Cf. F. volatilité.
Definitions
  1. Quality or state of being volatile; disposition to evaporate; changeableness; fickleness. Syn. -- See Levity.

Webster 1913