actuarial

[ak-choo-er-ee]

ac·tu·ar·y

[ak-choo-er-ee]
noun, plural ac·tu·ar·ies.
1.
Insurance. a person who computes premium rates, dividends, risks, etc., according to probabilities based on statistical records.
2.
(formerly) a registrar or clerk.

Origin:
1545–55; < Latin āctuārius shorthand writer, clerk, variant (with u of the action noun āctus act) of āctārius (āct(a) deeds, documents + -ārius -ary)

ac·tu·ar·i·al [ak-choo-air-ee-uhl] , ac·tu·ar·i·an, adjective
ac·tu·ar·i·al·ly, adverb
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actuary (ˈæktʃʊərɪ)
 
n , pl -aries
a person qualified to calculate commercial risks and probabilities involving uncertain future events, esp in such contexts as life assurance
 
[C16: (meaning: registrar): from Latin āctuārius one who keeps accounts, from actum public business, and acta documents, deeds. See act, -ary]
 
actuarial
 
adj

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