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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

  1. (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:
  2. (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)