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| 1. | [ noun ] belief about (or mental picture of) the future | |
| Synonyms: | outlook prospect | |
| Related terms: | belief possibility promise anticipation apprehension foretaste ask | |
| 2. | [ noun ] wishing with confidence of fulfillment | |
| Synonyms: | anticipation | |
| Related terms: | hopefulness expect | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the feeling that something is about to happen | |
| Related terms: | feeling anticipation expect | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (mathematics,statistics) the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values | |
| Synonyms: | first_moment expected_value arithmetic_mean | |
| Related terms: | mean statistics | |
| Similar spelling: |
expectoration expectant expectancy expectorant expectantly expectorator expectable expectorate expectedness expected |
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