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