A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
English: guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
Bahasa: perkiraan, dugaan, spekulasi, ramalan, tebakan, sangkaan, terkaan
tekaanBahasa Indonesia
speculation, conjecture, guess, conjectural, dead reckoning
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From teka (…-an) · rare, #29,140
Noun
An estimate based on little or no information
English: guess, guesswork, guessing, shot, dead reckoning
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A hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
English: speculation, conjecture
Bahasa: perkiraan, dugaan, spekulasi, duga, tebakan, terkaan
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2 more noun senses
A prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
English: prognosis, forecast
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An investment that is very risky but could yield great profits
English: speculation, venture
Bahasa: spekulasi, usaha niaga
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Adjective
Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
English: conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious
Bahasa: kemungkinan, dugaan, hipotesis, terkaan
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