speculation

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Synonyms: peculation, spiculation, speculative, spectation, speculating, speculator, speculations, surculation, sarculation, poculation, speciation

Antonyms: peculation, spiculation, speculative, spectation, speculating, speculator, speculations, surculation, sarculation, poculation, speciation

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Noun

The process or act of [[thinking]] or [[meditating]] on a subject.
{{lb|en|philosophy}} The act or process of reasoning [[a priori]] from premises given or assumed.
A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; [[notion]]; [[conjecture]].
{{lb|en|business|finance}} An [[investment]] involving higher-than-normal [[risk]] in order to obtain a higher-than-normal [[return]].
The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets.
A [[card game]] in which the players buy from one another [[trump]]s or whole [[hand]]s, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.
{{lb|en|programming}} The process of anticipating which [[branch]] of [[code]] will be chosen and executing it in advance.
{{lb|en|obsolete}} The faculty of [[sight]].
{{lb|en|obsolete}} An act of [[looking]] at something; [[examination]], [[observation]].

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