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ESPERANCE [4 records]

Record 1 2012-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Probability (Statistics)
DEF

The mean value of a probability distribution of possible returns each weighted by its probability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Probabilités (Statistique)
DEF

La valeur moyenne d'une distribution des probabilités d'une variable aléatoire [...], symbolisée E(x) [...]

OBS

espérance mathématique : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Probabilidad (Estadística)
DEF

La mejor aproximación al valor real como medio de varios cálculos, estimaciones o mediciones.

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Record 2 2004-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Probability (Statistics)
DEF

The degree of probability of the occurrence, duration, etc. of something, esp. as indicated by statistics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Probabilités (Statistique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Probabilidad (Estadística)
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Record 3 1998-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Management (General)
OBS

Term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • expectation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
DEF

Ce que l'on espère, ce à quoi on s'attend, ce que l'on souhaite ou compte obtenir.

OBS

Ces termes sont habituellement utilisés au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • espérance
  • attente
  • ambition

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

The mean value of single observations drawn from a finite or infinite universe in repeated samplings.

OBS

expectation: if F(x) is the distribution function of a variate X, the expected value of a quantity t depending on X is ... the average or mean value of t over the distribution of x.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
CONT

Le moment d'ordre 1 de X s'appelle valeur moyenne, espérance mathématique, ou espérance, de la variable aléatoire X et se note E(X).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
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