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Expectation

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prospectnounThe potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
anticipationnounThe eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.
outlooknounAn attitude or point of view.
expected valuenoun(probability theory) The weighted average of outcome values, using probability as the weighting function.
arithmetic meannoun(statistics, probability) The measure of central tendency of a set of values computed by dividing the sum of the values by their number.
first momentnounthe sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values

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anticipationnounThe eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur.
prospectnounThe potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
outlooknounAn attitude or point of view.
expected valuenoun(probability theory) The weighted average of outcome values, using probability as the weighting function.
arithmetic meannoun(statistics, probability) The measure of central tendency of a set of values computed by dividing the sum of the values by their number.
first momentnounthe sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
expectancynounExpectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.
anticipatoryCharacterized by anticipation.
expectedverbAnticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
esperancenoun(obsolete) Expectation, hope.
foresightnounThe ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
anticipatedexpected to arrive; scheduled
previsionnounAdvance knowledge; foresight.
predictionnounA statement of what will happen in the future.
forecastnounA prediction of the weather.
forecastingnounA forecast or prediction.
predictabilitynounThe characteristic of being predictable.
likelihoodnounThe probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
probabilitynounThe relative likelihood of an event happening.
presumptionnounThe belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true.

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