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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"

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

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"

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

Examination by the eye; view.

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

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

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

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

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.

Reflective, inquiring consideration; act of gambling in stock, etc.; a risky business venture.

Act of speculating: mental view: contemplation: theory: the buying goods, etc., to sell them at an advance.

The act of theorizing; a theory.

A more or less risky investment.

The act of speculating; consideration of anything in its various aspects and relations; train of thoughts formed in this way; mere thinking; purchasing articles of commerce in expectation of gain from a rise in the price; a venture of this kind.

A train of thoughts arising in the mind from viewing a thing in various aspects and relations; a theory; the act or practice of purchasing goods, &c., out of the regular order of trade, in expectation of being able to sell them at a large advance in price.

n. [Latin] The act of speculating;-mental view of any thing in its various aspects and relations; contemplation;-intellectual examination ; -train of thought formed by meditation; conclusions or results of abstract or scientific thought;-views of a subject not verified or reduced to practice;-conjecture; guess;-power of sight; -a certain game of cards ;-act or practice of buying land or goods, &c., in expectation of a rise of price and of selling them at an advance, as distinguished from a regular trade.