expectation
the act or the state of expecting: to wait in expectation.
the act or state of looking forward or anticipating.
an expectant mental attitude: a high pitch of expectation.
something expected; a thing looked forward to.
Often expectations. a prospect of future good or profit: to have great expectations.
the degree of probability that something will occur: There is little expectation that he will come.
Mathematics, Statistics. mathematical expectation.
the state of being expected: a large sum of money in expectation.
Origin of expectation
1Other words for expectation
Other words from expectation
- ex·pec·ta·tion·al, adjective
- ex·pec·ta·tion·ist, noun
- o·ver·ex·pec·ta·tion, noun
- pre·ex·pec·ta·tion, noun
- su·per·ex·pec·ta·tion, noun
Words that may be confused with expectation
- expectancy, expectation
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British Dictionary definitions for expectation
/ (ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən) /
the act or state of expecting or the state of being expected
(usually plural) something looked forward to, whether feared or hoped for: we have great expectations for his future; their worst expectations
an attitude of expectancy or hope; anticipation: to regard something with expectation
statistics
the numerical probability that an event will occur
another term for expected value
Derived forms of expectation
- expectative (ɪkˈspɛktətɪv), adjective
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