speculativism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

speculative +‎ -ism

Noun[edit]

speculativism (uncountable)

  1. An approach based on speculation rather than any formal method.
    • 2011, Jan Mulder, Foundations of Axiomatic Linguistics, page 9:
      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.
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