Meaning of VOLATILITY

Pronunciation:			`vâlu'tilitee
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  being easily excited [n]  the trait of being unpredictably irresolute; "the volatility of the market drove many investors away" [n]  the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor
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	Synonyms:		excitability, excitableness, unpredictability
	See Also:		boiling point, chemical property, emotionalism, emotionality, irresoluteness, irresolution
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		The amount of pressure which is exerted by the vapor phase of a liquid that has undergone some evaporation. When the rate of evaporation of the liquid into the vapor phase and the rate of condensation of the vapor back into the liquid phase are equal, the amount of pressure is called the "equilibrium vapor pressure." A liquid which has no measurable vapor pressure (and barely evaporates) is "nonvolatile." Vapor pressure (and volatility) increases with increasing temperature.