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English word speculation comes from Latin specio (I observe, watch, look at.), Latin spes (Expectation. Hope.)

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specio (Latin)

I observe, watch, look at.

spes (Latin)

Expectation. Hope.

specula (Latin)

Slight hope Watchtower, lookout.

speculari (Latin)

speculātiō (Late Latin)

speculation (Old French)

speculation (English)

(business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.. (obsolete) Power of sight.. (philosophy) The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed.. (programming) The process of anticipating which branch of code will be chosen and executing it in advance.. A card game in which the players buy from one another [...]

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