expectation

As nouns the difference between forcast and expectation

is that forcast is while expectation is the act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

As a verb forcast

is (obsolete) to cast away; reject.

As nouns the difference between proposal and expectation

is that proposal is that which is proposed, or propounded for consideration or acceptance; a scheme or design; terms or conditions proposed; offer; as, to make proposals for a treaty of peace; to offer proposals for erecting a building; to make proposals of marriage while expectation is the act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

In statistics terms the difference between expectation and likelihood

is that expectation is the first moment; the long-run average value of a variable over many independent repetitions of an experiment while likelihood is the probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter.

As nouns the difference between expectation and likelihood

is that expectation is the act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen while likelihood is the probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state of being probable.

Mission is a related term of expectation.

As nouns the difference between mission and expectation

is that mission is mission (all senses) while expectation is the act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

Aim is a related term of expectation.

As an initialism aim

is aol instant messenger.

As a noun expectation is

the act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

As nouns the difference between target and expectation

is that target is a butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile while expectation is the act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

As a verb target

is to aim something, especially a weapon, at (a target).

As nouns the difference between exploration and expectation

is that exploration is the act of exploring while expectation is the act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

As a verb explore

is .

As a noun expectation is

the act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.

As nouns the difference between estimation and expectation

is that estimation is the process of making an estimate while expectation is the act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.