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(noun) meditation
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge
(noun) conjecture
a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
speculations about the outcome of the election; he dismissed it as mere conjecture
(noun) supposition, surmisal, surmise, hypothesis, guess, conjecture
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
(noun) venture
an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it