Speculation (disambiguation)
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Speculation is the process of thinking about possibilities, or a particular conclusion arrived at from such thought. It may also refer specifically to:
- SpeculationSpeculationIn finance, speculation is a financial action that does not promise safety of the initial investment along with the return on the principal sum...
, a form of investment that risks loss of the initial sum and does not guarantee profit - Speculation (card game)Speculation (card game)Speculation is a simple gambling card game that was popular in the late 18th century and early 19th century.-Object:To hold the highest trump card when all cards in play have been revealed.-Set-up:...
, a gambling game popular around the turn of the 19th century - Speculative fictionSpeculative fictionSpeculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...
, an umbrella term for imaginative fiction genres, especially science fiction - Continental philosophyContinental philosophyContinental philosophy, in contemporary usage, refers to a set of traditions of 19th and 20th century philosophy from mainland Europe. This sense of the term originated among English-speaking philosophers in the second half of the 20th century, who used it to refer to a range of thinkers and...
, an academic term to categorize several schools of speculative thought - Speculative reasonSpeculative reasonSpeculative reason or pure reason is theoretical thought , as opposed to practical thought...
, also called theoretical reason or pure reason