volatility

noun

1. The state of being volatile.

2. The state of having a low boiling point and evaporating readily.

3. computingThe state of not retaining data in the absence of power.

4. The state of being able to fly.

5. The state of being unpredictable.

6. financeA quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price of a commodity, share, or other financial product.

7. The property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor

8. The trait of being unpredictably irresolute

   “the volatility of the market drove many investors away”

   Similar: unpredictability

9. Being easily excited

   Similar: excitability, excitableness