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According to WordNet, the noun "speculation" has 4 sense(s).

113342692 an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it".

106782680 a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.

105891783 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".

105785885 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".


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