expectation

1. (noun) belief about (or mental picture of) the future
Synonyms: outlook, prospect
Related Words: anticipation, apprehension, belief, expectancy, foretaste, hope, misgiving, possibility, promise

2. (noun) the feeling that something is about to happen
Related Words: anticipation, expectancy, feeling

3. (noun) wishing with confidence of fulfillment
Synonyms: anticipation
Related Words: hopefulness

4. (noun) the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
Synonyms: arithmetic mean, expected value, first moment
Related Words: mean



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