Expectation

What do we mean by expectation?

The act of expecting. noun

Eager anticipation. noun

The state of being expected. noun

Something expected. noun

Prospects, especially of success or gain. noun

The expected value of a random variable. noun

The mean of a random variable. noun

The act or state of waiting or awaiting with confident anticipation. noun

The act or state of expecting; a looking forward to an event as about to happen; belief in the occurrence of something hereafter. noun

That which is expected; what is anticipated or looked forward to. noun

Prospect of future good, as of possessions, honors, advancement, and the like: usually in the plural. noun

A state or qualities in a person which excite anticipation in others of some future excellence; promise. noun

In medicine, same as expectant method (which see, under expectant). noun

In the theory of probabilities, the present value of contingent future gain. It is equal to the value to be gained multiplied by the probability of gaining it. No account is taken of interest, as not being germane to the problems usually treated. noun

The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen. noun

That which is expected or looked for. noun

The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to happen; prospect of anything good to come, esp. of property or rank. noun

The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

That which is expected or looked for.

The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank.

The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event.

The first moment; the long-run average value of a variable over many independent repetitions of an experiment.

(colloquial statistics) The arithmetic mean.

The leaving of a disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.

The thoughts and hopes that go through ones mind before an engagement/party/happening etc. that consist of imagining what it might be like. The equation to find satisfaction is found by taking enjoyment and subtracting expectation from it. This is to say that one should never expect too much from something. Urban Dictionary

To look high of, above normal Urban Dictionary

Extreme yearning or anxiety due to the desire to fondle the breasts of a former lover. Urban Dictionary

When people waste time planning for the unexpected and unlikely and totally overlook the obvious, usually looking like a dumb-ass as a result. Urban Dictionary

A guaranteed way for you to make sure that people will consistently disappoint you Urban Dictionary

What did you expect with no communication ever? All I expected and still do is bumping into stalker boy .. Map … lol … Clearly he was the one following .. And your defs just say the same as 1/2 years ago yet supposed to either believe it’s you or if it is you .. has any sense of truth to it Like .. seriously … Urban Dictionary

A variation of the phrase " you would ", used in response to an individual's action that one would presume that individual would typically do anyway. However, "as expected" is significantly less annoying than " you would " which makes you want to punch whoever said it in the face. Urban Dictionary

Something that is expected and also a harsh truth that you're forced to accept. Urban Dictionary

What you want to happen even though it never aligns with reality Urban Dictionary

Essex boy's term when he gets frisky/horny. First started around 1 year ago in 2011. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to expectation:
expectation, spectation, expectations, execration, expectoration, unexpectation, exportation, expeditation, exfetation, expectative, excecation, inexpectation.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word expectation:
privacy, conditional, variance, probability, substantive, expectations, random, value, reasonable, legitimate, damages, inequality, symmetry, variable, operator, reward, formula, quantum, values, algorithm, theorem, vacuum, variables, expect, outcome, respect, sum, calculated, equation, expected, zero, function, promise, integral, theory, amendment, matrix, measure, doctrine, distribution, mean, equal, representation.

Words that rhyme with expectation:
communication, information, operation, education, implication, station, innovation, organization, application, foundation, consideration, accommodation, association, relation, connotation, aberration, corporation, aspiration, orientation, remuneration, consternation, correlation, alliteration, administration, trepidation, obligation, discrimination, generation, reconciliation, inspiration, situation, revelation, evaluation, determination, civilization, nation, vacation, collaboration, radiation, motivation, integration, abomination, precipitation, appreciation, gentrification, dissertation, collocation, designation, interpretation, compensation, ramification, conversation, configuration, proliferation, manifestation, indignation, litigation, cooperation, notation, inclination, pronunciation, anticipation, deviation, implementation, approbation, sensation, altercation, constellation, affirmation, remediation, reputation, transportation, vocation, obfuscation, representation, medication, transformation, translation, conservation, adaptation, presentation, population, conflagration, reservation, dedication, citation, salvation, rehabilitation, location, meditation, preparation, observation, segregation, articulation, variation, abbreviation, quotation, edification, mitigation, avocation.

Adjectives that are often used to describe expectation:
reasonable, general, confident, little, mathematical, anxious, high, public, eager, daily, conditional, full, normal, legitimate, constant, theoretical, realistic, average, unrealistic, much, earnest, hourly, strong, cultural, eschatological, messianic, sanguine, rational, momentary, positive, popular, vain, clear, breathless, joyful, unreasonable, initial, hopeful, vague, intense, widespread, silent, fearful, universal, future, tense, apocalyptic, mere, false, patient, least, imminent, immediate, continual, happy, highest, optimistic, prior, disappointed, firm, naive, priori, normative, mean, slightest, usual, joyous, definite, implicit, lively, parental, excited, minimum.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective expectation:
maximization, based.

Words that sound like expectation:
expectation, expectations, expectoration, exportation, expectational, expedition, explication, exploitation, excitation, expiation, expurgation, unexpectation, expectorations, execution, exposition, execration, expilation, expiration, explantation, expatiation, exportations, exspoliation.