speculation vs reflection

reflection vs speculation

speculation and reflection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
speculation	Yes	No	No	No
reflection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, reflection is a hypernym of speculation; that is, reflection is a word with a broader meaning than speculation:

speculation: continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
reflection: a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

Other hypernyms of speculation include contemplation, musing, reflexion, rumination, thoughtfulness.

speculation (noun)	reflection (noun)
a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)	the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature	the ability to reflect beams or rays
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence	a likeness in which left and right are reversed
an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits	a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
	a remark expressing careful consideration
	expression without words
	the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
	(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

Difference between speculation and reflection

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