mathematical expectation
noun
Mathematics.
the product of the probability of the occurrence of an event and the value associated with the occurrence of a given event.
Statistics.
the summation or integration, over all values of a variate, of the product of the variate and its probability or its probability density.
Also called
expectation,
expected value.
Origin of mathematical expectation
First recorded in 1830–40
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