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expectancy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anticipation |
| Type of | expectation |
| Has types | suspense, fever, hope |
| Derivation | expectant |
expectancy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anticipation |
| Type of | expectation, outlook, prospect |
| Has types | life expectancy |
| Derivation | expect |
an indicator of expectancy in development.
Examples of expectancy
expectancy
He is now nearing four times his projected life expectancy after being released.
From the washingtontimes.com
It was reasonable years ago when the life expectancy of railroad workers was 57.
From the businessweek.com
Life expectancy in the area is nine years lower than the national average of 72.
From the thenewstribune.com
The bad news would be if this lowered life expectancy becomes a long-term trend.
From the post-gazette.com
When you look at death statistics, there's infant mortality and life expectancy.
From the post-gazette.com
Aborigines have a life expectancy 17 years below that of most other Australians.
From the voanews.com
Life expectancy increases were mainly in the Northeast and on the Pacific Coast.
From the newsobserver.com
In counties where life expectancy declined, the proportion of blacks was higher.
From the newsobserver.com
Zoo officials said that the antelope was older than his species'life expectancy.
From the toledoblade.com
- Anticipation: an expectation
- Expectancy theory is about the mental processes regarding choice, or choosing. It explains the processes that an individual undergoes to make choices. In organizational behavior study, expectancy theory is a motivation theory first proposed by Victor Vroom of the Yale School of Management.
- 1. in achievement situations, the perceived probability of success in a particular area. 2. in I/O psychology, the strength of the individual's beliefs about whether a particular outcome is attainable. (399, 664)
- Category of donor whose intentions have been discovered but whose gift has not yet come to fruition
- The state of expecting or anticipating an outcome.
- Estates. Having a relation to or dependence upon something future.
- A mere hope, based upon no direct provision, promise, or trust. An expectancy is the possibility of receiving a thing, rather than having a vested interest in it.
- The crisis intervener works to set up expectations of a reasonable positive outcome
- The perceived probability that effort will result in successful performance.
