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expectation

nounid 2512·updated May 9, 2026
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A strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Requirement72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
anticipationarithmetic meanexpected valuefirst momentprospect
alternatephrasing
Expectation
plural
expectations
possessive
expectation's
pluralpossessive
expectations'

Framework definitions

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§1
A strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future.
Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
§2
the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
§3
the feeling that something is about to happen
§4
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment

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