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expectation vs expectancy

expectancy vs expectation

expectation and expectancy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expectation Yes No No No
expectancy Yes No No No
As nouns, expectancy is a hyponym of expectation; that is, expectancy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expectation:
  • expectation: belief about (or mental picture of) the future
  • expectancy: something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
Other hyponyms of expectation include hope, promise, foretaste, possibility, anticipation, apprehension, misgiving.
As nouns, expectancy is a hyponym of expectation; that is, expectancy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expectation:
  • expectation: the feeling that something is about to happen
  • expectancy: an expectation
Other hyponyms of expectation include anticipation.
expectation (noun) expectancy (noun)
belief about (or mental picture of) the future something expected (as on the basis of a norm)
the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values an expectation
the feeling that something is about to happen
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
Difference between expectation and expectancy

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