expectation

ex·pec·ta·tion  (kspk-tshn)

n.

1.

a. The act of expecting.

b. Eager anticipation: eyes shining with expectation.

2. The state of being expected.

3.

a. Something expected: a result that did not live up to expectations.

b. expectations Prospects, especially of success or gain.

4. Statistics

a. The expected value of a random variable.

b. The mean of a random variable.

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expec·tation·al adj.

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expectation [ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən]

n

1. the act or state of expecting or the state of being expected

2. (usually plural) 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

4. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics another term for expected value

expectative  [ɪkˈspɛktətɪv] adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	expectation - belief about (or mental picture of) the future outlook, prospect belief - any cognitive content held as true promise, hope - grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover" foretaste - an early limited awareness of something yet to occur possibility - a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities" anticipation, expectancy - something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" misgiving, apprehension - painful expectation
	2.	expectation - anticipating with confidence of fulfillment anticipation hopefulness - full of hope
	3.	expectation - the feeling that something is about to happen feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" anticipation, expectancy - an expectation
	4.	expectation - the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values arithmetic mean, expected value, first moment statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters mean, mean value - an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

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expectation

noun

1. projection, supposition, assumption, calculation, belief, forecast, assurance, likelihood, probability, presumption, conjecture, surmise, presupposition Sales of the car have far exceeded expectations.

2. anticipation, hope, possibility, prospect, chance, fear, promise, looking forward, excitement, prediction, outlook, expectancy, apprehension, suspense His nerves tingled with expectation.

3. requirement, demand, want, wish, insistence, reliance Sometimes people have unreasonable expectations of the medical profession.

Quotations
"Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed" [Alexander Pope letter to Fortescue]

Translations

expectation [ˌekspekˈteɪʃən] N

1. (= state) → expectación f
in expectation of → en espera de, previendo

2. (= hope) → expectativa f, esperanza f
against or contrary to all expectation(s) → en contra de todos los pronósticos or todas las expectativas
it didn't live up to our expectations → no estuvo a la altura de lo que esperábamos
the holiday didn't come up to my expectations → las vacaciones no resultaron tan buenas como me esperaba
the response exceeded all our expectations → la respuesta sobrepasó todas nuestras expectativas
to fall below one's expectations → no llegar a lo que se esperaba

expectation [ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃ^ən]

n → attente f
in expectation of → dans l'attente de, en prévision de
in the expectation that → pour le cas où
against to all expectation, contrary to all expectation → contre toute attente, contrairement à ce qu'on attendait
my expectation is that ... → selon mes prévisions, ... expectations

npl (= hopes) → espérances fpl
to live up to sb's expectations, to come up to sb's expectations → se montrer à la hauteur des espérances de qn
beyond one's expectations → au-delà de ses espérances

expectation

n

(= act of expecting) → Erwartung f; in expectation of → in Erwartung (+gen); in the confident expectation of an easy victory → fest mit einem leichten Sieg rechnend

(= that expected) → Erwartung f; against or contrary to all expectation(s) → wider Erwarten; to exceed all expectation(s) → alle Erwartungen übertreffen; to come up to somebody’s expectations → jds Erwartungen (dat) → entsprechen

(= prospect) → Aussicht f

expectation of life → Lebenserwartung f

expectation [ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃ/ən] n → attesa, aspettativa
there is little expectation of sunshine today → ci sono poche speranze che venga fuori il sole oggi
in expectation of → in previsione di
against or contrary to all expectation(s) → contro ogni aspettativa
to come or live up to sb's expectations → rispondere alle aspettative di qn
beyond (all) expectation → al di là di ogni aspettativa

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expectation [ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃ/ən] n → attesa, aspettativa
there is little expectation of sunshine today → ci sono poche speranze che venga fuori il sole oggi
in expectation of → in previsione di
against or contrary to all expectation(s) → contro ogni aspettativa
to come or live up to sb's expectations → rispondere alle aspettative di qn
beyond (all) expectation → al di là di ogni aspettativa