speculation

Definitions

1. 1noun

   The act of speculating.

2. 2noun

   Examination by the eye; view.

3. 3noun

   Mental view of anything in its various aspects and relations; contemplation; intellectual examination.

4. 4noun

   The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.

5. 5noun

   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.

6. 6noun

   Any business venture in involving unusual risks, with a chance for large profits.

7. 7noun

   A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; view; notion; conjecture.

8. 8noun

   Power of sight.

9. 9noun

   A game at cards in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes.

10. 10noun

    continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

    "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"

    Synonyms

    meditation
11. 11noun

    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"

    Synonyms

    conjecture
12. 12noun

    a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

    Synonyms

    conjectureguesshypothesissuppositionsurmisalsurmise
13. 13noun

    an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

    "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"

    Synonyms

    venture