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{{wiktionary|volatility|volatile}} '''Volatility''' or '''volatile''' may refer to: == Chemistry == * [[Volatility (chemistry)]], a measuring tendency of a substance or liquid to vaporize easily ** [[Volatile organic compound]]s, organic or carbon compounds that can evaporate at normal temperature and pressure *** [[Volatile anaesthetic]]s, a class of anaesthetics which evaporate or vaporize easily *** [[Volatile substance abuse]], the abuse of household inhalants containing volatile compounds *** Volatile oil, also known as [[essential oil]], an oil derived from plants with aromatic compounds used in cosmetic and flavoring industries * [[Relative volatility]], a measure of vapor pressures of the components in a liquid mixture * [[Volatile acid]]/Volatile acidity, a term used inconsisitenly across the fields of winemaking, wastewater treatment, physiology, and other fields * [[Volatile (astrogeology)]], a group of compounds with low boiling points that are associated with a planet's or moon's crust and atmosphere ==Computer science== * [[Volatile variable]]s, variables that can be changed by an external process * [[Volatile memory]], memory that lasts only while the power is on (and thus would be lost after a restart) * [[Volatility (memory forensics)]], an open source memory forensics tool ==Other uses== * [[Volatility (finance)]], degree of variation over time * [[Volatile (astrogeology)|Volatiles]], the volatile compounds of magma (mostly water vapor) that affect the appearance and strength of volcanoes * [[Stochastic volatility]], in the mathematical theory of probability * [[Pedersen index]], a measure of electoral volatility in political party systems *One of the components of the set of phenomena known as [[volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity]] * [[Volatile Games]], a video games maker * [[Volatile (A Hero A Fake album)|''Volatile'' (A Hero A Fake album)]], 2008 * [[Volatile (The Lime Spiders album)|''Volatile'' (The Lime Spiders album)]], 1988 {{disambiguation}}
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