expectation

English Thesaurus

1. belief about (or mental picture of) the future (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	belief,
definition	:	any cognitive content held as true (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	hope, promise,
definition	:	grounds for feeling hopeful about the future (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	foretaste,
definition	:	an early limited awareness of something yet to occur (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	possibility,
definition	:	a future prospect or potential (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	anticipation, expectancy,
definition	:	something expected (as on the basis of a norm) (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	apprehension, misgiving,
definition	:	painful expectation (noun.cognition)

2. the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	mean, mean value,
definition	:	an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n (noun.cognition)

domain category	:	statistics,
definition	:	a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters (noun.cognition)

3. the feeling that something is about to happen (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	feeling,
definition	:	the experiencing of affective and emotional states (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	anticipation, expectancy,
definition	:	an expectation (noun.feeling)

4. anticipating with confidence of fulfillment (noun.state)

hypernym	:	hopefulness,
definition	:	full of hope (noun.state)

5. belief about (or mental picture of) the future (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	expect,
definition	:	consider reasonable or due (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	anticipate, expect,
definition	:	regard something as probable or likely (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	ask, expect, require,
definition	:	consider obligatory; request and expect (verb.communication)

6. the feeling that something is about to happen (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven,
definition	:	be pregnant with (verb.body)

derivation	:	anticipate, expect,
definition	:	regard something as probable or likely (verb.cognition)

7. anticipating with confidence of fulfillment (noun.state)

derivation	:	expect,
definition	:	look forward to the birth of a child (verb.body)

derivation	:	await, expect, look, wait,
definition	:	look forward to the probable occurrence of (verb.cognition)

8. belief about (or mental picture of) the future (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	expect,
definition	:	consider reasonable or due (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	anticipate, expect,
definition	:	regard something as probable or likely (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	ask, expect, require,
definition	:	consider obligatory; request and expect (verb.communication)

9. the feeling that something is about to happen (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven,
definition	:	be pregnant with (verb.body)

derivation	:	anticipate, expect,
definition	:	regard something as probable or likely (verb.cognition)

10. anticipating with confidence of fulfillment (noun.state)

derivation	:	expect,
definition	:	look forward to the birth of a child (verb.body)

derivation	:	await, expect, look, wait,
definition	:	look forward to the probable occurrence of (verb.cognition)