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Definition of handwaving:

(adj) : Pertaining to empty gesturing, with little substance behind it; vague; not supported by data.
(adj) : (not comparable) Waving the hands.
(n) : (chiefly figuratively) Alternative form of hand waving (“empty gesturing”). [(idiomatic) Discussion or argumentation involving approximation, vagueness, educated guessing, or the attempt to explain or excuse vagaries.]

Definition of handwaving:

(adj) : Pertaining to empty gesturing, with little substance behind it; vague; not supported by data.
(adj) : (not comparable) Waving the hands.
(n) : (chiefly figuratively) Alternative form of hand waving (“empty gesturing”). [(idiomatic) Discussion or argumentation involving approximation, vagueness, educated guessing, or the attempt to explain or excuse vagaries.]

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