Meaning of ACTUARY
| Pronunciation: | | 'akchoo`eree
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) |
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ACTUARY is a 7 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | statistician |
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| | See Also: | | calculator, computer, estimator, figurer, reckoner, surveyor | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ac"tu*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Actuaries}. [L. actuarius
copyist, clerk, fr. actus, p. p. of agere to do, act.]
1. (Law) A registrar or clerk; -- used originally in courts
of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk
or registrar generally.
2. The computing official of an insurance company; one whose
profession it is to calculate for insurance companies the
risks and premiums for life, fire, and other insurances.
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