Volatile vs Escalation - What's the difference?
volatile | escalation |
(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.
an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy
*{{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=April 19
, author=Josh Halliday
, title=Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?
, work=the Guardian
a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict
As an adjective volatile
is (physics) evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.As a noun escalation is
an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy.volatile
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* volatility * volatile memoryescalation
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(wikipedia escalation) (en noun)citation, page= , passage=Thousands of violent videos are still available on the internet, according to Alexander, who claims they lead to an escalation in offline tensions between rival gangs. "I believe some young people are losing their lives as result of this material on the internet," she said.}}
