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Volatile vs Modifiable - What's the difference?

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Volatile is a related term of modifiable.


As adjectives the difference between volatile and modifiable

is that volatile is (physics) evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions while modifiable is capable of being modified; subject to modification.

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

    modifiable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being modified; subject to modification.

    • Synonyms

    * (subject to modification) changeable, mutable

    Antonyms

    * (subject to modification) unmodifiable ----