expectation

ex·pec·ta·tion

noun

Expectation is defined as believing that something is going to happen or believing that something should be a certain way.

An example of expectation is a belief that you will be getting promoted.
An example of expectation is a belief that you should behave as a proper lady or gentleman.

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expectation

a looking forward to; anticipation
a looking for as due, proper, or necessary
a thing looked forward to
[also pl.] a reason or warrant for looking forward to something; prospect for the future, as of advancement or prosperity
the probability of the occurrence, duration, etc. of something, esp. as indicated by statistics

Origin of expectation

Classical Latin expectatio from past participle of expectare: see expect

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expectation

noun

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

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ex′pec·ta′tion·al
adjective

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Noun

(plural expectations)

The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
That which is expected or looked for.
The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank.
The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event.
(statistics) The first moment; the long-run average value of a variable over many independent repetitions of an experiment.
(colloquial statistics) the arithmetic mean
(medicine, rare) The leaving of a disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.

Usage notes

(value of any chance): Expectations are computed for or against the occurrence of the event.

Origin

From Middle French expectation, from Latin expectatio, expectationem, from expectare.

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