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Definition
to think about, wonder, guess or theorize with much uncertainty
- He felt keenly conscious of how barren all intellectual speculation is when separated from action and experiment.Chapter 9 (33% in)
speculation = theorizing
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
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