Expectation meaning

What does “expectation” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“expectation” is a noun with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: belief about (or mental picture of) the future.

expectation

belief about (or mental picture of) the future
Synonymsoutlook prospect
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
Synonymsanticipation
the feeling that something is about to happen
the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
Synonymsarithmetic mean first moment expected value

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University