n.
- Contemplation or consideration of a subject; meditation.
- A conclusion, opinion, or theory reached by conjecture.
- Reasoning based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture or supposition.
- Engagement in risky business transactions on the chance of quick or considerable profit.
- A commercial or financial transaction involving speculation.
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