SPECULATION

• (noun) 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

• (noun) 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

• (noun) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

  synonyms : conjecture , guess , hypothesis , supposition , surmisal , surmise

  The professor scoffed at the student's conjecture. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

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

  synonyms : venture

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