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   Ex·pec·ta·tion

   /ˌekˌspekˈtāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future: "reality had not lived up to expectations" Similar suppositionassumptionbeliefpresuppositionpresumptionconjecturesurmisereckoningcalculationpredictionforecastprojectionassuranceconfidencetrustanticipationexpectancyeagernesshopehopefulnessexcitementsuspense
   • ▪ a belief that someone will or should achieve something: "students had high expectations for their future" Similar suppositionassumptionbeliefpresuppositionpresumptionconjecturesurmisereckoningcalculationpredictionforecastprojectionassuranceconfidencetrust
   • ▪ one's prospects of inheritance. Similar prospectsprospects of inheritancehopesoutlooklookout
   • ▪ another term for expected value

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