Expectation and Mean

Expectation

Expectation noun - The sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values.

Mean and expectation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead a noun "Expectation".

Mean

Mean noun - A middle point between extremes.

Expectation and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expectation" instead a noun "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

How words are described

full full expectation full mean
common common expectation common mean
natural natural expectation natural mean
standard standard expectation standard mean
Other adjectives: legal, real, huge, little, overall, generic.
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