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speculativeness

DEFINITIONS OF: speculativeness

1

n the quality of being a conclusion or opinion based on supposition and conjecture rather than on fact or investigation

“her work is highly contentious because of its speculativeness and lack of supporting evidence”
Type of:
precariousness, uncertainness, uncertainty
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

n financial risk

“he rejected stocks that didn't pay dividends because of their speculativeness”
Type of:
peril, riskiness
a state of danger involving risk
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