expectative

Definitions of expectative
  1. noun
    something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
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    types:
    espérance de vie
    an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities
    type of:
    espérances, perspective
    belief about (or mental picture of) the future
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