expectation
n
1 the act or state of expecting or the state of being expected
2 usually pl something looked forward to, whether feared or hoped for
we have great expectations for his future, their worst expectations
3 an attitude of expectancy or hope; anticipation
to regard something with expectation
a the numerical probability that an event will occur
b another term for →
expected value ♦
expectative adj
mathematical expectation
n (Statistics) another name for →
expected value