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speculations speculations definition

speculations


 
  Grep  of  noun  speculation 
  speculation 
 
  Overview  of  noun  speculation 
 
  The  noun  speculation  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  guess,  conjecture,  supposition,  surmise,  surmisal,  speculation,  hypothesis  --  (a  message  expressing  an  opinion  based  on  incomplete  evidence) 
  2.  (2)  speculation,  conjecture  --  (a  hypothesis  that  has  been  formed  by  speculating  or  conjecturing  (usually  with  little  hard  evidence);  "speculations  about  the  outcome  of  the  election";  "he  dismissed  it  as  mere  conjecture") 
  3.  (1)  speculation,  venture  --  (an  investment  that  is  very  risky  but  could  yield  great  profits;  "he  knew  the  stock  was  a  speculation  when  he  bought  it") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  speculation 
 
  The  noun  speculation  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  guess,  conjecture,  supposition,  surmise,  surmisal,  speculation,  hypothesis  --  (a  message  expressing  an  opinion  based  on  incomplete  evidence) 
  2.  (2)  speculation,  conjecture  --  (a  hypothesis  that  has  been  formed  by  speculating  or  conjecturing  (usually  with  little  hard  evidence);  "speculations  about  the  outcome  of  the  election";  "he  dismissed  it  as  mere  conjecture") 
  3.  (1)  speculation,  venture  --  (an  investment  that  is  very  risky  but  could  yield  great  profits;  "he  knew  the  stock  was  a  speculation  when  he  bought  it") 



speculations definition