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surprisingness

n. in psychological aesthetics, a measure of the degree to which one’s expectations are disconfirmed by a work of art.

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speculation

speculation

n.

1. conjectural thinking that is not necessarily supported by scientifically determined evidence.

2. a loosely supported theory or explanation. —speculative adj.