What does espérance in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word espérance in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use espérance in French.

The word espérance in French means hope, expectation, expected value, Cape of Good Hope, life expectancy. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word espérance

hope, expectation

nom féminin (espoir) (often plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a l'espérance de connaître des jours meilleurs.
She has hopes of seeing better days.

expected value

nom féminin (Maths : densité d'une probabilité) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aujourd'hui, nous avons étudié l'espérance d'une variable aléatoire.
Today, we studied the expected value of a random variable.

Cape of Good Hope

nom propre masculin (pointe de l'Afrique du Sud) (South Africa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Européens attribuent à Vasco de Gama et Bartholomeu Dias la découverte du Cap de Bonne-Espérance en 1488.

life expectancy

nom féminin (durée de vie estimée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'espérance de vie augmente dans les pays développés.
Life expectancy is increasing in developed countries.

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