different between expectation vs foresight

English

Etymology

From Middle French expectation, from Latin exspect?ti?, from exspect? (“expect”); synchronically analyzable as expect +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?ksp?k?te???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

expectation (countable and uncountable, plural expectations)

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

   • “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; […]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.

2. That which is expected or looked for.
3. The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something excellent is expected to occur; prospect of anything good to come, especially of property or rank.
   • 1816, Jane Austen, Emma, Vol.1 Ch.7:

     Emma was not sorry to be pressed. She read, and was surprized. The style of the letter was much above her expectation. There were not merely no grammatical errors, but as a composition it would not have disgraced a gentleman; the language, though plain, was strong and unaffected, and the sentiments it conveyed very much to the credit of the writer. It was short, but expressed good sense, warm attachment, liberality, propriety, even delicacy of feeling. She paused over it, while Harriet stood anxiously watching for her opinion, with a "Well, well," and was at last forced to add, "Is it a good letter? or is it too short?"

4. The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or property) which depends upon some contingent event.
5. (statistics) The first moment; the long-run average value of a variable over many independent repetitions of an experiment.
6. (colloquial statistics) The arithmetic mean.
7. (medicine, rare) The leaving of a disease principally to the efforts of nature to effect a cure.

Usage notes

• (value of any chance): Expectations are computed for or against the occurrence of the event.

Synonyms

• (colloquial statistics, arithmetic mean): arithmetic mean; average

Related terms

• expect
• expectant
• expected

Translations

See also

• (statistics): Wikipedia:Expected value

English

Etymology

From Middle English forsight, forsyght, forsichte, equivalent to fore- +? sight. Compare Scots foresicht (“foresight”), Saterland Frisian Foarsicht (“caution”), West Frisian foarútsjoch (“foresight”), Dutch voorzicht (“foresight”), German Vorsicht (“caution; care; attention”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f??sa?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??sa?t/
• (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /?fo(?)?sa?t/
• (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA^(key): /?fo?sa?t/
• Homophone: Forsythe (in accents with the horse-hoarse merger)
• Hyphenation: fore?sight

Noun

foresight (countable and uncountable, plural foresights)

1. The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
2. the front sight on a rifle or similar weapon
3. (surveying) a bearing taken forwards towards a new object

Synonyms

• (ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future): prescience, foreknowledge, divination, clairvoyance, prophecy

Antonyms

• hindsight

Derived terms

• foresightly
• foresighty

Related terms

• foresee
• backsight

Translations

Anagrams

• gift horse, gift-horse