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expected value

/ɪkˈspɛkt.ɪd ˈvæl.ju/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables
ex-pect-ed val-ue
IPA
/ɪkˈspɛkt.ɪd ˈvæl.ju/
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The weighted average of outcome values, using probability as the weighting function.

Countable; Uncountable

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪkˈspɛkt.ɪd ˈvæl.ju/
  • British English: /ɪkˈspɛkt.ɪd ˈval.juː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

expected values (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

moment mean

Synonyms

expectation expectancy expectation operator mathematical expectation mean expectation value first moment arithmetic mean

Questions

How do you pronounce expected value?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈspɛkt.ɪd ˈvæl.ju/.
What does expected value mean?
The weighted average of outcome values, using probability as the weighting function.

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