Expectation
61expectation — ex·pec·ta·tion …
62expectation — /ˌekspek teɪʃ(ə)n/ noun 1. what someone believes will happen, especially concerning their future prosperity 2. what someone believes about an item or service to be purchased, which is one of the reasons for making the purchase …
63expectation — n. 1 the act or an instance of expecting or looking forward. 2 something expected or hoped for. 3 (foll. by of) the probability of an event. 4 (in pl.) one s prospects of inheritance. Etymology: L expectatio (as EXPECT) …
64Expectation Maximization — …
65expectation of life. — See life expectancy. [1715 25] * * * …
66Expectation Sunday — the Sunday before Whitsunday. * * * …
67Expectation Week — the ten days between Ascension Day and Whitsunday. [1615 25] * * * …
68expectation of life — The average number of years of life an individual of a given age is expected to live if current mortality rates continue to apply; a statistical abstraction based on existing age specific death rates. e. at age x the average number of additional… …
69Expectation Sunday — The Sunday following Ascension Day is so called. Being the only Lord s Day which intervenes between the Ascension of our Lord and the Descent of the Holy Ghost, it represents that period during which the Apostles were obeying the command of… …
70expectation interest — hope that a particular legal outcome will result …