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expectation vs mean value

mean value vs expectation

expectation and mean value both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
expectation Yes No No No
mean value Yes No No No
As nouns, mean value is a hypernym of expectation; that is, mean value is a word with a broader meaning than expectation:
  • expectation: the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
  • mean value: an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
Other hypernyms of expectation include mean.
expectation (noun) mean value (noun)
belief about (or mental picture of) the future an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values
the feeling that something is about to happen
anticipating with confidence of fulfillment
Difference between expectation and mean value

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