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• n  the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations

• The second rule is impermanence, which in this context translates into taking the long view of things.
• Exasperated, like other young perfectionists, at the chemical impermanence of certain modern ready-made paint, Grosser began some years ago to grind and mix his own colors, a .
• But with the anonymity and impermanence of the Internet (no more telltale boxes of magazines under the bed), there's less appetite for Playboy's now almost coy-seeming nudity.

• impermanency

• permanence

News & Articles

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• Do we need more kinds of social media that self-destruct the way Snapchat content does?
  If Snapchat's dramatic growth is at least in part a result of our increasing desire for impermanence when it comes to social media, why don't we have more services that offer us the same kind of self-destruct feature?
  June 25, 2013 - GigaOM

Quotes

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• the Buddha in Telegraphnepal.com
  'Mahaparnirvana Sutta' Buddha said about Lumbini as "Ananda, Lumbini where the Thathagatha was born, is a place which should be visited and seen by a person of devotion and which would cause awareness and apprehension of the nature of impermanence....
• Doris Doerrie in Earthtimes
  In Japan, cherry blossoms symbolize the impermanence of life; they are a reminder of how fragile and fleeting life is but also how beautiful,said Doerrie.
• Jake Shears in This is London
  No, theatre doesn't interest me because of its impermanence. I'm much more into psychedelic film,says Jake.