noun
1. the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑capriciousness
• Derivationally related forms: ↑capricious (for: ↑capriciousness)
• Hypernyms: ↑inconstancy, ↑changefulness
2. the trait of being unpredictably irresolute
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the volatility of the market drove many investors away
• Syn: ↑volatility
• Derivationally related forms: ↑volatile (for: ↑volatility)
• Hypernyms: ↑irresoluteness, ↑irresolution
3. lacking predictability
• Ant: ↑predictability
• Derivationally related forms: ↑unpredictable
• Hypernyms: ↑uncertainty, ↑uncertainness, ↑precariousness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.