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actuarial - 4 dictionary results

ac⋅tu⋅ary

[ak-choo-er-ee]
–noun, plural -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; < L āctuārius shorthand writer, clerk, var. (with u of the action n. 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
ac·tu·ar·y   (āk'chōō-ěr'ē)   
n.   pl. ac·tu·ar·ies
A statistician who computes insurance risks and premiums.

[Latin āctuārius, secretary of accounts, from ācta, records, from neuter pl. past participle of agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]
ac'tu·ar'i·al (-âr'ē-əl) adj., ac'tu·ar'i·al·ly adv.

Actuarial

Ac`tu*a"ri*al\, a. Of or pertaining to actuaries; as, the actuarial value of an annuity.

Main Entry: ac·tu·ar·i·al
Pronunciation: "ak-ch&-'wer-E-&l, "ak-sh&-
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to actuaries
2 : relating to statistical calculation esp. of life expectancy —ac·tu·ar·i·al·ly adverb
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