speculativism

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noun

An approach based on speculation rather than any formal method.

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Meanings

nounspeculativism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn approach based on speculation rather than any formal method.

    At any rate, from the point of view of proper science, it marks an important step back, a step towards increased speculativism, the method of the alchemists.

    2011, Jan Mulder, Foundations of Axiomatic Linguistics, page 9

Origin

From speculative + -ism.

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speculativism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speculativism

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