speculation
//ˌspɛk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- speculations
Definitions
1.The process or act of thinking or meditating on a subject.
- Thenceforth to speculations high or deep I turned my thoughts.
2.The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
3.A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.
- To his speculations on these subjects he gave the lofty name of the "Oracles of Reason".
4.An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4731
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle English speculacioun, speculation, from Old French speculation (compare French spéculation), from Late Latin speculātiō, speculātiōnem, from Latin speculor.
Morphologically speculate + -ion.