| Definitions of 'expectation' |
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1. (noun) expectation, outlook, prospect
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
2. (noun) anticipation, expectation
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
3. (noun) expectation
the feeling that something is about to happen
4. (noun) arithmetic mean, first moment, expectation, expected value
the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
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| Definitions of 'expectation' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) expectation
the act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen
2. (noun) expectation
that which is expected or looked for
3. (noun) expectation
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
4. (noun) expectation
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. (noun) expectation
the leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure
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