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Impermanent vs Volatile - What's the difference?

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Impermanent is a related term of volatile.


As adjectives the difference between impermanent and volatile

is that impermanent is not permanent; momentary while volatile is (physics) evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.

impermanent

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Not permanent; momentary.

    • Related terms

    * impermanence

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    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.

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    Derived terms

    * volatility * volatile memory