What does SPÉCULATIVE mean?

Definitions for SPÉCULATIVE
ˈspɛk yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪvspÉcula·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 SPÉCULATIVE in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SPÉCULATIVE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of SPÉCULATIVE in a Sentence

  1. George Soros:

    Today, there are speculative forces in the markets much bigger and more powerful. And they will be eager to exploit any miscalculations by the British government or British voters, brexit would make some people very rich – but most voters considerably poorer.

  2. 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.

  3. Neal Milner:

    Anyone who says in confidence that they know what Tulsi Gabbard's up to is BS' ing. It's all pretty speculative, tulsi Gabbard relationship with the media is very surface-y.

  4. Attila Dery:

    The trust factor has begun to return, many people want in at once, and this speculative demand has fuelled the price increase.

  5. Benoit Coeure:

    We have been clear at the BIS that we don’t see bitcoin as having passed the test of being a means of payments. Bitcoin is a speculative asset and should be regulated at such.

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