actuarial

adjective

ac·​tu·​ar·​i·​al ˌak-chə-ˈwer-ē-əl How to pronounce actuarial (audio)
-shə-
1
: of or relating to actuaries
2
: relating to statistical calculation especially of life expectancy
actuarially adverb

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Brent Franson, the app's developer, told Bloomberg that AI was trained on a dataset of 1,200 life expectancy studies involving 53 million participants to provide more accurate predictions than traditional actuarial tables. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024 As a math and economics major at Northwestern, Deanna Strable took an actuarial internship at Principal Financial Group in the late 1980s. Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024 The city’s Department of Finance has an ongoing contract with Aon for actuarial services, benefits consulting and risk management consulting, according to the city’s contract database. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Nov. 2024 Rachel recited the autopsy report findings with almost actuarial detail. Matt Gutman, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for actuarial 

Word History

Etymology

actuary + -al entry 1

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of actuarial was in 1869

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“Actuarial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actuarial. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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actuarial

adjective
ac·​tu·​ar·​i·​al ˌak-chə-ˈwer-ē-əl, ˌak-shə- How to pronounce actuarial (audio)
1
: of or relating to actuaries
2
: relating to statistical calculation especially of life expectancy
actuarially adverb

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