actuaries

Variant of actuary

actuary definition

ac·tu·ary (ak′c̸ho̵̅o̅ er′ē)

noun pl. actuaries -·ies

a person whose work is to calculate statistically risks, premiums, life expectancies, etc. for insurance

Etymology: L actuarius, clerk < actus: see act

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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