Definition of speculation

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Speculation (n.) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.

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Freethinking :: Freethinking (a.) Exhibiting undue boldness of speculation; skeptical.
Venture :: Venture (n.) An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation.
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.
Speculative :: Speculative (a.) Involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical; not established by demonstration..
Speculator :: Speculator (n.) One who engages in speculation; one who buys and sells goods, land, etc., with the expectation of deriving profit from fluctuations in price..
Realize :: Realize (v. t.) To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get; as, to realize large profits from a speculation..
Transcendent :: Transcendent (a.) Transcending, or reaching beyond, the limits of human knowledge; -- applied to affirmations and speculations concerning what lies beyond the reach of the human intellect..
Reimburse :: Reimburse (v. t.) To make restoration or payment of an equivalent to (a person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often reflexive; as, to reimburse one's self by successful speculation..
Theoretics :: Theoretics (n.) The speculative part of a science; speculation.
Speculatory :: Speculatory (a.) Exercising speculation; speculative.
Theoric :: Theoric (n.) Speculation; theory.
Theorization :: Theorization (n.) The act or product of theorizing; the formation of a theory or theories; speculation.
Daydream :: Daydream (n.) A vain fancy speculation; a reverie; a castle in the air; unfounded hope.
Inutility :: Inutility (n.) Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable; unprofitableness; as, the inutility of vain speculations and visionary projects..
Theory :: Theory (n.) A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice; hypothesis; speculation..
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) The act of speculating.
Owing :: Owing (P. p. & a.) Had or experienced as a consequence, result, issue, etc.; ascribable; -- with to; as, misfortunes are often owing to vices; his failure was owing to speculations..
Rush :: Rush (v. i.) To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush business or speculation..
Speculation :: Speculation (n.) Mental view of anything in its various aspects and relations; contemplation; intellectual examination.
Speculative :: Speculative (a.) Of or pertaining to speculation in land, goods, shares, etc.; as, a speculative dealer or enterprise..
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