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expectancy
(ek spek′tən sē, ik-)
noun pl. expectancies
- an expecting or being expected; expectation
- that which is expected, esp. on a statistical basis: life expectancy
Origin: ML expectantia < L expectans: see expectant
Also expectance
See expectancy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. ex·pec·tan·cies
- The act or state of expecting; expectation: Tense with expectancy, I waited for my name to be called.
- The state of being expected.
- Something expected.
- An expected amount calculated on the basis of actuarial data: a life expectancy of 70 years.
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