Speculation - translation, pronunciation and examples
speculation
guessing about something that is not known for sure
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There was a lot of speculation about the new manager.
Her silence led to more speculation.
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предположение — guessing about something that is not known for sure
the main headword; neutral guessing about something not known for sure
a proposed explanation that may be tested or supported; more about explaining than just guessing
an everyday informal idea about something unknown; simpler and less formal
something taken as true without proof; closer to a premise or assumption than to open-ended speculation
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предположение — guessing about something that is not known for sure
There was a lot of speculation about the new manager.
О новом менеджере было много предположений.
the main headword; neutral guessing about something not known for sure
The report included a lot of speculation about the cause of the crash.
В отчёте было много предположений о причине аварии.
a proposed explanation that may be tested or supported; more about explaining than just guessing
Her theory is that the delay was caused by bad weather.
Её теория в том, что задержка была вызвана плохой погодой.
an everyday informal idea about something unknown; simpler and less formal
My guess is that he left early.
Моя догадка в том, что он ушёл рано.
something taken as true without proof; closer to a premise or assumption than to open-ended speculation
The whole plan is based on the assumption that sales will rise.
Весь план основан на предположении, что продажи вырастут.
a testable scientific idea or explanation; more technical and precise than speculation
The hypothesis needs to be tested with more data.
Эту гипотезу нужно проверить на большем количестве данных.
a conclusion reached from evidence or clues; less guesswork and more reasoning
From the data, we can make an inference about customer behavior.
Из данных можно сделать вывод о поведении клиентов.
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speculation translation: предположение. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce speculation
/ˌspɛkjʊˈleɪʃən/
speculation translation
предположение
speculation examples
There was a lot of speculation about the new manager.
speculation transcription
/ˌspɛkjʊˈleɪʃən/, /ˌspɛkjəˈleɪʃən/
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speculation meaning: what does it mean?
guessing about something that is not known for sure
speculation pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
speculation is pronounced as /ˌspɛkjʊˈleɪʃən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
speculation definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
There was a lot of speculation about the new manager. Translation: О новом менеджере было много предположений.
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