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ex·pec·ta·tion

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–noun

1.	the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation.

2.	the act or state of looking forward or anticipating.

3.	an expectant mental attitude: a high pitch of expectation.

4.	something expected; a thing looked forward to.

5.	Often, expectations. a prospect of future good or profit: to have great expectations.

6.	the degree of probability that something will occur: There is little expectation that he will come.

7.	Statistics. mathematical expectation.

8.	the state of being expected: a large sum of money in expectation.

[Origin: 1530–40; < L expectātiōn- (s. of expectātiō) an awaiting, equiv. to expectāt(us) (ptp. of expectāre to expect) + -iōn- -ion

]

—Related forms

ex·pec·ta·tion·al, adjective

ex·pec·ta·tion·ist, noun

—Synonyms 2. expectancy, anticipation; hope, trust.

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ex·pec·ta·tion Audio Help (ěk'spěk-tā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. The act of expecting.
2. Eager anticipation: eyes shining with expectation.
3. Something expected: a result that did not live up to expectations.
4. expectations Prospects, especially of success or gain.
5. The expected value of a random variable.
6. The mean of a random variable.
The state of being expected.
1. Something expected: a result that did not live up to expectations.
2. expectations Prospects, especially of success or gain.
3. The expected value of a random variable.
4. The mean of a random variable.
Statistics
1. The expected value of a random variable.
2. The mean of a random variable.

ex'pec·ta'tion·al adj.

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expectation
noun
1.	belief about (or mental picture of) the future
2.	anticipating with confidence of fulfillment [syn: anticipation]
3.	the feeling that something is about to happen
4.	the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values [syn: arithmetic mean]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
ˌexpecˈtation1 [ekspek-] noun

the state of expecting
Example: In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.

Arabic:	تَوَقُّع، تَرَقُّب
Chinese (Simplified):	期待
Chinese (Traditional):	期待
Czech:	očekávání
Danish:	forventning; forhåbning
Dutch:	afwachting
Estonian:	ootus
Finnish:	odottaminen
French:	attente
German:	die Erwartung
Greek:	σε κατάσταση προσδοκίας
Hungarian:	remény
Icelandic:	eftirvænting
Indonesian:	harapan
Italian:	attesa

Japanese:	予期
Korean:	기대
Latvian:	gaidīšana; gaidas
Lithuanian:	tikėjimasis, laukimas
Norwegian:	forventning
Polish:	przewidywanie
Portuguese (Brazil):	expectativa
Portuguese (Portugal):	expectativa, *antecipação
Romanian:	aşteptare
Russian:	ожидание
Slovak:	očakávanie
Slovenian:	pričakovanje
Spanish:	expectativa
Swedish:	väntan, förväntan
Turkish:	umut

ˌexpecˈtation2 [ekspek-] noun

what is expected
Example: He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?

Arabic:	شَيء مُتَوَقَّع
Chinese (Simplified):	期望
Chinese (Traditional):	期望
Czech:	očekávání, naděje
Danish:	forventning
Dutch:	verwachting
Estonian:	ootus
Finnish:	odotus
French:	espérance(s)
German:	die Erwartung
Greek:	προσδοκία
Hungarian:	várakozás
Icelandic:	von, vænting
Indonesian:	yang diharapkan
Italian:	aspettativa

Japanese:	期待
Korean:	기대되는 것
Latvian:	cerības
Lithuanian:	lūkestis, viltis
Norwegian:	forventning
Polish:	oczekiwanie
Portuguese (Brazil):	expectativa
Portuguese (Portugal):	expectativa
Romanian:	aşteptări
Russian:	ожидание
Slovak:	očakávanie
Slovenian:	pričakovanje
Spanish:	esperanza
Swedish:	förväntning
Turkish:	beklenti

See also: expectancy, expectant, expect, "expectation" in any language

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Expectation

Ex`pec*ta"tion\n. [L. expectio. exspectio: cf. F. expectation.]

1. The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen. "In expectation of a guest." --Tennyson.

My soul, wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from him. --Ps. lxii. 5.

2. That which is expected or looked for.

Why our great expectation should be called The seed of woman. --Milton.

3. The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to happen; prospect of anything good to come, esp. of property or rank.

His magnificent expectations made him, in the opinion of the world, the best match in Europe. --Prescott.

By all men's eyes a youth of expectation. --Otway.

4. The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event. Expectations are computed for or against the occurrence of the event.

5. (Med.) The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.

Expectation of life, the mean or average duration of the life individuals after any specified age.

Syn: Anticipation; confidence; trust.

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