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expected frequency

British  

noun

  1. statistics the number of occasions on which an event may be presumed to occur on average in a given number of trials

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Identify any gaps in your report and be prepared to explain the cause of those gaps, whether you experienced a layoff due to covid-19 or faced an unexpected emergency expense.

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2021

If you have an unexpected emergency and get into debt, it’s challenging to get back out of it.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2020

It is time for this institution to finally embrace technology so it can safely continue legislating during an unexpected emergency.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2020

In an unexpected emergency, one of three senior Cabinet members would probbaly be tapped to step in pending a party vote: the chancellor of the exchequer, the home secretary, or the foreign secretary, currently Raab.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2020

His practice was increasing steadily, and he had laid by a few thousand dollars to meet any unexpected emergency.

From The Law-Breakers and Other Stories by Grant, Robert

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