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expected monetary value

Definition

Total of the weighted outcomes (payoffs) associated with a decision, the weights reflecting the probabilities of the alternative events that produce the possible payoff. It is expressed mathematically as the product of an event's probability of occurrence and the gain or loss that will result. See also expected value.

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