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   speculative

   /ˈspɛkjʊlətɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge: "he gave her a speculative glance" Similar conjecturalsuppositionaltheoreticalhypotheticalbased on guessworkputativeacademicnotionalabstracttentativeunprovenuntestedunfoundedgroundlessunsubstantiatedrare:ideationalsuppositioussuppositiveOpposite proven
   • 2. (of an investment) involving a high risk of loss: "the bonuses cannot be put at risk due to some speculative investment" Similar riskyhazardousunsafeuncertainunpredictableinformal:chancydiceyiffydodgyOpposite safe
   • ▪ (of a business venture) undertaken on the chance of success, without a pre-existing contract: "he was involved in speculative building"

   Derivatives

   • 1. speculatively adverb
   • 2. speculativeness noun

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   What does speculative mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of SPECULATIVE is involving, based on, or constituting intellectual speculation; also : theoretical rather than demonstrable. How to use speculative in a sentence.

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   What does especulativo mean?

   • especulativo… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SPECULATIVE definition: 1. based on a guess and not on information: 2. bought or done in order to make a profit in the…. Learn more.

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   What is speculative information?

   • 1. A piece of information that is speculative is based on guesses rather than knowledge. [...] 2. Speculative is used to describe activities which involve buying goods or shares, or buildings and properties, in the hope of being able to sell them again at a higher price and make a profit.

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   What is a speculative approach?

   • a speculative approach. speculative conclusions. speculative ventures. engaging in or given to such speculation. First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Late Latin word speculātīvus. See speculate, -ive This is speculative, but it’s quite possible that Apple could become the number two mobile search engine.

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     SPECULATIVE meaning: 1. based on a guess and not on...

   • Znaczenie Speculative, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     speculative definicja: 1. based on a guess and not on...

   • Speculative in Russian

     SPECULATIVE translate: основанный на предположениях,...

   • Speculative in Traditional Chinese

     SPECULATIVE translate: 猜測, 猜測的;推測的，推斷的, 交易, 投機性的，投機買賣的....

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     speculative translate: especulativo, especulativo. Learn...

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   How to use speculative in a sentence. involving, based on, or constituting intellectual speculation; also : theoretical rather than demonstrable; marked by questioning curiosity… See the full definition

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   Speculative definition: pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning. See examples of SPECULATIVE used in a sentence.

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   speculative: 1 adj not based on fact or investigation “ speculative knowledge” Synonyms: notional theoretic , theoretical concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations adj showing curiosity “raised a speculative eyebrow” Synonyms: inquisitive , questioning , wondering curious eager to investigate and ...

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   speculative investment Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French speculatif , -ive or late Latin speculativus , from the verb speculari , from specula ‘watchtower’, from specere ‘to look’.

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