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expectation (EN)
名詞

名詞 “expectation”

単数形 expectation、複数形 expectations または不可算
  1. 予想
    The children's eyes gleamed with expectation of ice cream after dinner.
  2. 期待(複数形で使われることが多い場合の希望)
    The children had high expectations for the trip to the amusement park.
  3. 期待(複数形で使われ、何が起こるべきかについての強い信念)
    The new software did not meet the expectations we had.
  4. 期待値(統計学において、多くの試行にわたって予測される平均値)
    The expectation of rolling a die is 3.5, since it's the average of all possible outcomes (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) over a large number of rolls.