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揮発性 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • volatile adjective Likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.
  • volatility noun The tendency of a price, market or value to move sharply and unpredictably over a short period.

Senses

揮発性 is used for these senses in English:

  • volatile (physics) Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.

volatile — full definition

  1. adjective Likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.
  2. adjective Evaporating quickly at normal temperatures.
  3. adjective In computing, describing memory whose contents are lost when power is removed.

volatility — full definition

  1. noun The tendency of a price, market or value to move sharply and unpredictably over a short period.
  2. noun A tendency to change mood or behaviour suddenly and without warning, or a situation liable to turn violent at any moment.
  3. noun In chemistry, the readiness with which a substance evaporates at ordinary temperatures.

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