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Life table

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mortality table

–noun Insurance.
an actuarial table showing the percentage of persons who die at any given age, compiled from statistics on selected population groups or on former policyholders.
Also called life table.


Origin:
1875–80
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life table n.
A representation of the survivorship of a defined population.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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