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<h2 id="chemistry">Chemistry</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Volatility_(chemistry)/90r3ep6w">Volatility (chemistry)</a>, a measuring tendency of a substance or liquid to vaporize easily <ul><li><a href="/facts/Volatile_organic_compound/BFMlKwgt">Volatile organic compounds</a>, organic or carbon compounds that can evaporate at normal temperature and pressure <ul><li><a href="/facts/Volatile_anaesthetic/INHvFCPk">Volatile anaesthetics</a>, a class of anaesthetics which evaporate or vaporize easily</li> <li><a href="/facts/Volatile_substance_abuse/usdwDeWh">Volatile substance abuse</a>, the abuse of household inhalants containing volatile compounds</li> <li>Volatile oil, also known as <a href="/facts/Essential_oil/cq8V5ocP">essential oil</a>, an oil derived from plants with aromatic compounds used in cosmetic and flavoring industries</li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Relative_volatility/TY9ynnC6">Relative volatility</a>, a measure of vapor pressures of the components in a liquid mixture</li> <li><a href="/facts/Volatile_acid/fjjVAhwt">Volatile acid</a>/Volatile acidity, a term used inconsisitenly across the fields of winemaking, wastewater treatment, physiology, and other fields</li> <li><a href="/facts/Volatile_(astrogeology)/yYCe49qX">Volatile (astrogeology)</a>, a group of compounds with low boiling points that are associated with a planet's or moon's crust and atmosphere</li></ul> <h2 id="computer-science">Computer science</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Volatile_variable/GLgsSNDB">Volatile variables</a>, variables that can be changed by an external process</li> <li><a href="/facts/Volatile_memory/SvvPe9XB">Volatile memory</a>, memory that lasts only while the power is on (and thus would be lost after a restart)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Volatility_(memory_forensics)/Dx0EIupC">Volatility (memory forensics)</a>, an open source memory forensics tool</li></ul> <h2 id="other-uses">Other uses</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Volatility_(finance)/mCdus1MW">Volatility (finance)</a>, degree of variation over time</li> <li><a href="/facts/Volatile_(astrogeology)/yYCe49qX">Volatiles</a>, the volatile compounds of magma (mostly water vapor) that affect the appearance and strength of volcanoes</li> <li><a href="/facts/Stochastic_volatility/d5zBCcUP">Stochastic volatility</a>, in the mathematical theory of probability</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pedersen_index/MokNqW4G">Pedersen index</a>, a measure of electoral volatility in political party systems</li> <li>One of the components of the set of phenomena known as <a href="/facts/Volatility,_uncertainty,_complexity_and_ambiguity/EUzC4t93">volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Volatile_Games/tDCzheKo">Volatile Games</a>, a video games maker</li> <li><a href="/facts/Volatile_(A_Hero_A_Fake_album)/HM2ugTx5"><i>Volatile</i> (A Hero A Fake album)</a>, 2008</li> <li><a href="/facts/Volatile_(The_Lime_Spiders_album)/oumhdFGW"><i>Volatile</i> (The Lime Spiders album)</a>, 1988</li></ul>