揮発性 — meaning in English
kihatsusei
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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
- adjective Likely to change suddenly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.
- adjective Evaporating quickly at normal temperatures.
- adjective In computing, describing memory whose contents are lost when power is removed.
volatility — full definition
- noun The tendency of a price, market or value to move sharply and unpredictably over a short period.
- noun A tendency to change mood or behaviour suddenly and without warning, or a situation liable to turn violent at any moment.
- noun In chemistry, the readiness with which a substance evaporates at ordinary temperatures.