expectance

  • 41expectancy — /əkˈspɛktənsi/ (say uhk spektuhnsee), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun (plural expectancies) 1. the quality or state of expecting; expectation; anticipatory belief or desire. 2. the state of being expected. 3. an object of expectation; something expected.… …

  • 42wanō — *wanō germ.?, Substantiv: nhd. Erwartung, Hoffnung; ne. expectance, hope (Neutrum); Etymologie: s. ing. *u̯en (1), *u̯enə , Verb, streben, wünschen, lieben, erreichen, gewinnen, siegen, Pokorny 1146 …

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  • 43expectancy — [ek spek′tənsek spek′tən sē, ikspek′tən sē] n. pl. expectancies [ML expectantia < L expectans: see EXPECTANT] 1. an expecting or being expected; expectation 2. that which is expected, esp. on a statistical basis [life expectancy]: Also… …

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  • 44operance — ˈäpərən(t)s noun ( s) Etymology: from operant (I), after such pairs as English expectant : expectance : the act of operating or working something : operation …

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