anticipation

1 pleasurable expectation [syn: expectancy]

2 something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development" [syn: expectancy]

3 the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) [syn: prediction, prevision]

4 some early entity whose type or style anticipates a later one; "there were many anticipations of Darwinian theory"; "the hour glass was an anticipation of the clock"

5 wishing with confidence of fulfillment [syn: expectation]

English

Etymology

Latin anticipatio: compare with French anticipation.

Pronunciation

• IPA: WEAE /æn.tɪs.əˈpe.ʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

1. The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or considering something beforehand, or before the proper time in natural order.
2. Debts that are paid off early, generally in order to pay less interest.

Translations

Finnish: varautuminen

Italian:anticipazione

Turkish: sezinleme

References

Anticipation can refer to:

• Forethought
• Anticipation (album), a 1971 album by Carly Simon.
• Anticipation (song), the title track of this album.
• Anticipation (artificial intelligence), the concept of an agent making decisions
• Anticipation (convention), the 67th World Science Fiction Convention, to be held in Montréal in 2009
• Anticipation (emotion), an emotion involving pleasure in considering some expected or longed-for good event, or irritation at having to wait.
• Anticipation (finance), where debts are paid off early.
• Anticipation (genetics), where the severity of a genetic disorder increases with each generation.
• Anticipation (music), a type of nonchord tone.
• Anticipation (video game), a 1988 game for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
• Anticipation (Guinness) a 1994-1995 advertising campaign for Guinness.
• In the U.S., when one prior art reference or event discloses all the features of a claim, see novelty (patent)

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