actuarial
pronunciation
How to pronounce actuarial in British English:
UK [ˌæktʃʊ'eərɪəl]
How to pronounce actuarial in American English:
US [ˌæktʃʊ'eərɪrl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the work of an actuary
Word Origin
- actuarial (adj.)
- 1853, from actuary + -al (1). Related: Actuarially.
Example
- 1. Bhattacharya says it isn 't quite possible to use actuarial techniques , like life insurance companies do for human mortality rates , because all humans die someday while companies can live for hundreds of years .
- 2. In actuarial terms , therefore , the longevity science advisory panel reckons that even if men adopt healthy lifestyles , women will continue to outlive them .
- 3. While many rivals were picking hedge funds based on rounds of golf or recommendations from friends of friends , mr smith used his actuarial background to apply a mathematical analysis - securing him a job at gam from the late gilbert de botton , who already knew the yachting and golfing hedge fund glitterati .