expectation

noun

1.
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
forthlook outsight weening outlook prospect
Derived from:
expect
2.
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
anticipation
Derived from:
expect
3.
the feeling that something is about to happen
Derived from:
expect
4.
the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
arithmetic mean expected value first moment