Volatility or volatile may refer to:
Chemistry
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Volatility (chemistry), a measuring tendency of a substance or liquid to vaporize easily
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Relative volatility, a measure of vapor pressures of the components in a liquid mixture
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Volatiles
Volatiles are the group of chemical elements and chemical compounds that can be readily vaporized. In contrast with volatiles, elements and compounds that are not readily vaporized are known as refractory substances.
On planet Earth, the term ' ...
, a group of compounds with low boiling points that are associated with a planet's or moon's crust and atmosphere
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Volatile organic compounds, organic or carbon compounds that can evaporate at normal temperature and pressure
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Volatile anaesthetic
An inhalational anesthetic is a chemical compound possessing general anesthetic properties that can be delivered via inhalation. They are administered through a face mask, laryngeal mask airway or tracheal tube connected to an anesthetic vapori ...
s, a class of anaesthetics which evaporate or vaporize easily
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Volatile substance abuse
Inhalants are a broad range of household and industrial chemicals whose volatile vapors or pressurized gases can be concentrated and breathed in via the nose or mouth to produce intoxication, in a manner not intended by the manufacturer. They ...
, the abuse of household inhalants containing volatile compounds
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essential oil
An essential oil is a concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile (easily evaporated at normal temperatures) chemical compounds from plants. Essential oils are also known as volatile oils, ethereal oils, aetheroleum, or simply as the o ...
, an oil derived from plants with aromatic compounds used in cosmetic and flavoring industries
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Volatile acidity
A wine fault or defect is an unpleasant characteristic of a wine often resulting from poor winemaking practices or storage conditions, and leading to wine spoilage. Many of the compounds that cause wine faults are already naturally present in wine ...
, a term used in wine making to indicate an unacceptably high level of an acid or vinegar
Computer science
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Volatile variables, variables that can be changed by an external process
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Volatile memory, memory that lasts only while the power is on (and thus would be lost after a restart)
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Volatility (memory forensics)
Volatility is an open-source memory forensics framework for incident response and malware analysis. It is written in Python and supports Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
Linux ( or ) is a family of open-source Unix-like oper ...
, an open source memory forensics tool
Other uses
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Volatility (finance), a measure of the risk in a financial instrument
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Volatiles
Volatiles are the group of chemical elements and chemical compounds that can be readily vaporized. In contrast with volatiles, elements and compounds that are not readily vaporized are known as refractory substances.
On planet Earth, the term ' ...
, the volatile compounds of magma (mostly water vapor) that affect the appearance and strength of volcanoes
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Stochastic volatility, in the mathematical theory of probability
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Pedersen index The Pedersen index is a measure of electoral volatility in party systems. It was described by Mogens Pedersen in a paper published in 1979 entitled ''The Dynamics of European Party Systems: Changing Patterns of Electoral Volatility''.
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, a measure of electoral volatility in political party systems
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Volatile Games, a video games maker
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''Volatile'' (A Hero A Fake album), 2008
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''Volatile'' (The Lime Spiders album), 1988
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