| n. | 1. | The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen. | |||
| 2. | That which is expected or looked for. | ||||
| 3. | 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. | ||||
| 4. | The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event. Expectations are computed for or against the occurrence of the event. | ||||
| 5. | (Med.) The leaving of the disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.
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| Noun | 1. | expectation - belief about (or mental picture of) the future |
| 2. | expectation - wishing with confidence of fulfillment Synonyms: anticipation | |
| 3. | expectation - the feeling that something is about to happen | |
| 4. | expectation - the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values |
EXPECTATION. That which may be expected, although contingent. In the
doctrine of life annuities, that share or number of the years of human life
which a person of a given age may expect to live, upon an equality of
chances.
2. In general, the heir apparent will be relieved from a contract made
in relation to his expectancy. See Post Obit.