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Alterable vs Volatile - What's the difference?

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Alterable is a related term of volatile.


As adjectives the difference between alterable and volatile

is that alterable is alterable while volatile is (physics) evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.

alterable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being changed, changeable, mutable

    • Antonyms

    * inalterable * unalterable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that can be altered; a variable.

    • Related terms

    * alterability

    Anagrams

    * ----

    volatile

    English

    (wikipedia volatile)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (physics) evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
  • (of a substance, informal) explosive.
  • (of a price etc) variable or erratic.
  • (of a person) quick to become angry or violent.
  • fickle.
  • temporary or ephemeral.
  • (of a situation) potentially violent.
  • (computing, of a variable) having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
  • (computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
  • (obsolete) Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * volatility * volatile memory