speculativism en · NOUN
Etymology
From speculative + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) An approach based on speculation rather than any formal method.
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.
2011, Jan Mulder, Foundations of Axiomatic Linguistics, page 9: