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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Actuary \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: actuary n : someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) [syn: {statistician}]
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