actuarial en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ækˈt͡ʃuː.ɹiːəl/ (Hong-Kong)
- /æk.tjuˈɛəɹ.i.əl/ (UK)
- audio Pacific Northwest
Etymology
Etymology tree English actuary Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English actuarial From actuary + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to actuaries.
The SOA and CAS jointly sponsor a Web site for those interested in pursuing an actuarial career.
2006, The United States Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, page 104:
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(not-comparable) Relating to statistical calculation, especially pertaining to insurance.
But in dealing with the problem of old-age insurance, some understanding of the actuarial principles becomes imperative, because their neglect has led many useful and well-meant experiments to grief.
1913, Isaac Max Rubinow, Social Insurance: With Special Reference to American Conditions, page 318:
Deriveds
nonactuarial · actuarially · actuarial science
Translations (9)
hy ակտուարական (relating to statistical calculation) · nl actuarieel (relating to statistical calculation) · hy ակտուարական (pertaining to actuaries) · nl actuarieel (pertaining to actuaries) · fi aktuaarinen (pertaining to actuaries) · fi aktuaarinen (relating to statistical calculation) · es actuarial (pertaining to actuaries) · fr actuariel (pertaining to actuaries) · pt atuarial (pertaining to actuaries)