speculazione

Definitions of speculazione
  1. noun
    the production or use of theories
    synonyms: teorizzazione
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    types:
    ideologia
    imaginary or visionary theorization
    generalizzazione, induzione
    the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
  2. noun
    a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
  3. noun
    a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
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    type of:
    perizia
    a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
  4. noun
    an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
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    types:
    scommessa
    money that is risked for possible monetary gain
    giocata, posta, puntata, scommessa
    the money risked on a gamble
    type of:
    investimento
    money that is invested with an expectation of profit
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