What does Speculative mean?

Definitions for Speculative
ˈspɛk yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪvspec·u·la·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bad, risky, high-risk, speculativeadjective

    not financially safe or secure

    "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"

  2. notional, speculativeadjective

    not based on fact or investigation

    "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge"

  3. inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a)adjective

    showing curiosity

    "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"

GCIDE

  1. Speculativeadjective

    (Finance) More risky than typical investments; not investment grade.

Wiktionary

  1. speculativeadjective

    Characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Speculativeadjective

    Etymology: speculatif, Fr. from speculate.

    If all other uses were utterly taken away, yet the mind of man being by nature speculative and delighted with contemplation in itself, they were to be known even for meer knowledge sake. Richard Hooker.

    It encourages speculative persons who have no turn of mind to encrease their fortunes. Addison.

    Some take it for a speculative platform, that reason and nature would that the best should govern, but no wise to create a right. Francis Bacon, holy War.

ChatGPT

  1. speculative

    Speculative refers to ideas, theories, or actions that are based on conjecture, hypothesizing, or abstract reasoning rather than concrete facts or evidence. It often involves a significant degree of risk or uncertainty. This term is commonly used in fields such as finance, philosophy, and science.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Speculativeadjective

    given to speculation; contemplative

  2. Speculativeadjective

    involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical; not established by demonstration

  3. Speculativeadjective

    of or pertaining to vision; also, prying; inquisitive; curious

  4. Speculativeadjective

    of or pertaining to speculation in land, goods, shares, etc.; as, a speculative dealer or enterprise

  5. Etymology: [Cf. F. spculatif, L. speculativus.]

Wikidata

  1. Speculative

    A cause of death may be labelled speculative, when circumstances are mysterious or unexplained, or when evidence from autopsy conflicts with other reports or rumours.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Speculative in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Speculative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Speculative in a Sentence

  1. Stefan Berger:

    Today, we put order in the Wild West of crypto assets and set clear rules for a harmonized market, the recent fall in the value of digital currencies shows us how highly risky and speculative they are and that it is fundamental to act.

  2. Dennis Dick:

    You can buy a stock like Amazon, you can buy a stock like Apple, and you know what you got, bitcoin you really just have digits on a screen and you’re really hoping that the guy behind you sees it as being worth more than what you just paid for it, so it’s a purely speculative view.

  3. Megan Fazio:

    It is speculative and reckless to comment on the potential cause of what was ruled an accident in an ongoing investigation, these anonymous sources should perhaps look at doing the latter, especially while family and friends are grieving the loss of a visionary, mentor and friend. The facts remain, the unfounded commentary and speculation from anonymous sources will continue to evoke a no comment from our team.

  4. John Norris:

    I don't see a compelling reason for someone to own bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies in their portfolio. It is highly speculative. There is so much risk.

  5. Casey Valley:

    I've been assured that there is no reason to believe Naomi has been harmed or is not alive, so we still have hope in our family, we still have hope in our family. We feel that Naomi is alive, and she's still out there somewhere. And she wants to come home, and we want her to come home. There's a lot of people making a lot of speculative comments.

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