Category: Disambiguation Anticipation is singer-songwriter Carly Simons second studio album, released in 1971. ... In artificial intelligence, anticipation is the concept of an agent making decisions based on predictions, expectations, or beliefs about the future. ... Anticipation is an emotion involving pleasure in considering some expected or longed-for good event, or irritation at having to wait. ... In finance, anticipation is where debts are paid off early, generally in order to pay less interest. ... In medicine, anticipation is the severity of a genetic disorder increasing with each generation. ... In music, an anticipation is a note is played before the chord to which the note belongs to and resolves when the anticipated chord is reached: Contrast with suspension. ... Categories: Computer and video game stubs | 1988 computer and video games | NES games | Rareware games ... Novelty is a patentability test, according to which an invention is not patentable if it was already known before the date of filing, or before the date of priority if a priority is claimed, of the patent application. ...