reflection vs speculation

reflection

noun
  • Careful thought or consideration. 

  • The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected. 

  • The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time. 

  • The folding of a part; a fold. 

  • Something, such as an image, that is reflected. 

  • The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror). 

  • An implied criticism. 

speculation

noun
  • A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture. 

  • The act or process of reasoning a priori from premises given or assumed. 

  • An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return. 

  • The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets. 

  • A card game in which the players buy from one another trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool of stakes. 

  • The process of thinking or meditating on a subject. 

  • The process of anticipating which branch of code will be chosen and executing it in advance. 

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