speculation

• a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
• a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
• continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
• an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
• The act of speculating
• Examination by the eye
• Mental view of anything in its various aspects and relations
• The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed
• 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
• Any business venture in involving unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
• A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating
• Power of sight
• 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
• Residential area (city, town, village) in Jamaica in Saint Elizabeth

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