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actuary


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Definition of actuary

noun (plural actuaries)

  • a person who compiles and analyses statistics and uses them to calculate insurance risks and premiums.

Derivatives

actuarial

Pronunciation: /-ˈɛːrɪəl/

adjective

actuarially

Pronunciation: /-ˈɛːrɪəli/

(also actuarily) adverb

Origin:

mid 16th century (originally denoting a clerk or registrar of a court): from Latin actuarius 'bookkeeper', from actus (see act). The current sense dates from the mid 19th century

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Definition of actuary in the US English dictionary