Expectation may refer to:
- Expectation (epistemic)
- "Expectation" (song), a 2010 song by Tame Impala
- Expected value, in mathematical probability theory
- Expectation value (quantum mechanics)
- Expectation–maximization algorithm, in statistics
- Great Expectations, a 1860–61 novel (serial) by Charles Dickens
- Expectations (Keith Jarrett album), 1971
- Expectations (Dance Exponents album), 1985
- Gidae (Expectation), a 2013 album by Girl's Day
Famous quotes containing the word expectation:
“In the United States, though power corrupts, the expectation of power paralyzes.”
—John Kenneth Galbraith (b. 1908)
“A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to diminish expectation is to increase enjoyment.”
—Frances Burney (1752–1840)
“Often, when there is a conflict between parent and child, at its very hub is an expectation that the child should be acting differently. Sometimes these expectations run counter what is known about children’s growth. They stem from remembering oneself, but usually at a slightly older age.”
—Ellen Galinsky (20th century)