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Variability vs Volatility - What's the difference?

variability | volatility |

As nouns the difference between variability and volatility

is that variability is the state or characteristic of being variable while volatility is the state of being volatile.

variability

English

Noun

(variabilities)
  • the state or characteristic of being variable
  • the degree to which a thing is variable. In data or statistics this is often a measurement of distance from the mean or a description of data range.

    • Synonyms

    * variableness

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    volatility

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia volatility) (-)
  • The state of being volatile
  • # The state of having a low boiling point and evaporating readily
  • # (computing) The state of not retaining data in the absence of power
  • # The state of being able to fly
  • # The state of being unpredictable
  • # (Financial markets'', ''countable , plural volatilities ) A quantification of the degree of uncertainty about the future price of a commodity, share, or other financial product