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  • 11expectation interest — see interest 1 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 12expectation — 1530s, from M.Fr. expectation (14c.) or directly from L. expectationem/exspectationem (nom. expectatio/exspectatio) anticipation, an awaiting, noun of action from pp. stem of expectare/exspectare (see EXPECT (Cf. expect)). Related: Expectations …

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  • 13Expectation propagation — (EP) is a technique in machine learning, developed by Thomas Minka.EP finds approximations to a probability distribution. It uses an iterative approach that leverages the factorisation structure of the target distribution.External links*… …

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  • 14Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary — • Celebrated on 18 December by nearly the entire Latin Church. Owing to the ancient law of the Church prohibiting the celebration of feasts during Lent (a law still in vigour at Milan), the Spanish Church transferred the feast of the Annunciation …

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  • 15expectation loss — The test for the award of damages in contract. Damages in contract seek to put the injured party in the position he would have been in had the contract been performed satisfactorily (that is, the innocent party may seek to recover profits which… …

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  • 16expectation — [n] belief, anticipation apprehension, assumption, assurance, calculation, chance, confidence, conjecture, design, expectancy, fear, forecast, hope, intention, likelihood, looking forward, motive, notion, outlook, possibility, prediction,… …

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  • 17expectation — Expectation, Expectatio …

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  • 18expectation — ► NOUN 1) belief that something will happen or be the case. 2) a thing that is expected to happen …

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  • 19expectation — [ek΄spek tā′shən] n. [L expectatio < pp. of expectare: see EXPECT] 1. a looking forward to; anticipation 2. a looking for as due, proper, or necessary 3. a thing looked forward to 4. [also pl.] a reason or warrant for looking forward to… …

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  • 20expectation — noun (usually expectations) ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, high, lofty (esp. AmE) ▪ modest ▪ I have modest expectations about what my research can accomplish …

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