Speculativeness

[s'pekjʊlətɪvnəs]

Definition

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) financial risk; 'he rejected stocks that didn't pay dividends because of their speculativeness'.

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