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Contemplation vs Expectancy - What's the difference?

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Contemplation is a related term of expectancy.


As nouns the difference between contemplation and expectancy

is that contemplation is the act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study while expectancy is expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something.

contemplation

English

(wikipedia contemplation)

Noun

  • The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study.
  • Holy meditation.
  • The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing.

    • Antonyms

    * (musing) pragmatism

    expectancy

    English

    Noun

    (expectancies)
  • expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something
    • (Milton)
  • the state of being expected
  • something expected or awaited
  • * Shakespeare
    • The expectancy and rose of the fair state.

    Synonyms

    * expectingness

    Derived terms

    * life expectancy