What is the meaning of speculativeness?

noun

  • Financial risk.
    • usage: "he rejected stocks that didn't pay dividends because of their speculativeness"
  • The quality of being a conclusion or opinion based on supposition and conjecture rather than on fact or investigation.
    • usage: "her work is highly contentious because of its speculativeness and lack of supporting evidence"
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