EXPECTATION Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word expectation. (close relations)
expected
Best Alternative Words for EXPECTATION
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| anticipation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an expectation • something expected (as on the basis of a norm) • the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) • anticipating with confidence of fulfillment | ||||||||
| outlook | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations • belief about (or mental picture of) the future • the act of looking out | ||||||||
| prospect | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the possibility of future success • belief about (or mental picture of) the future • someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) • the visual percept of a region • a prediction of the course of a disease verb • search for something desirable • explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals | ||||||||
| forecast | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop verb • predict in advance • judge to be probable • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||||
| hope | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a specific instance of feeling hopeful • United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003) • the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled • grounds for feeling hopeful about the future • someone (or something) on which expectations are centered • one of the three Christian virtues verb • expect and wish • be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes • intend with some possibility of fulfilment | ||||||||
| arithmetic mean | nounn | |||||||
noun • the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values | ||||||||
| average | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a statistic describing the location of a distribution • (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities • an intermediate scale value regarded as normal or usual adjective satellite • approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value • lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered • lacking exceptional quality or ability • around the middle of a scale of evaluation • relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a distribution • relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values) verb • amount to or come to an average, without loss or gain • achieve or reach on average • compute the average of | ||||||||
| expected value | nounn | |||||||
noun • the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values | ||||||||
| first moment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values | ||||||||
