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Expectancy vs Expectance - What's the difference?

expectancy | expectance |

As nouns the difference between expectancy and expectance

is that expectancy is expectation or anticipation; the state of expecting something while expectance is anticipation, hope.

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

    expectance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anticipation, hope.