🔄 Synonyms of "Expectation"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| prospectnoun | The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable. |
| anticipationnoun | The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur. |
| outlooknoun | An 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 momentnoun | the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Expectation"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| anticipationnoun | The eagerness associated with waiting for something to occur. |
| prospectnoun | The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable. |
| outlooknoun | An 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 momentnoun | the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values |
| expectancynoun | Expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something. |
| anticipatory | Characterized by anticipation. |
| expectedverb | Anticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur. |
| esperancenoun | (obsolete) Expectation, hope. |
| foresightnoun | The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future. |
| anticipated | expected to arrive; scheduled |
| previsionnoun | Advance knowledge; foresight. |
| predictionnoun | A statement of what will happen in the future. |
| forecastnoun | A prediction of the weather. |
| forecastingnoun | A forecast or prediction. |
| predictabilitynoun | The characteristic of being predictable. |
| likelihoodnoun | The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable. |
| probabilitynoun | The relative likelihood of an event happening. |
| presumptionnoun | The belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true. |
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