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Potential definitions:

Volatility is a basic process which complements a trigger mechanism.
A situation is volatile if it is ready to change, just waiting for something to set it off.
unstable situations subject to rapid and frequent change

Volatile things:

an explosive mixture of a volatile liquid and air.
the stock market in a time of uncertainty.

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