noun the quality of being a conclusion or opinion based on supposition and conjecture rather than on fact or investigation; `her work is highly contentious because of its speculativeness and lack of supporting evidence` Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
[n] - financial risk
noun the quality of being a conclusion or opinion based on supposition and conjecture rather than on fact or investigation; `her work is highly contentious because of its speculativeness and lack of supporting evidence`