| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ac·tu·ar·y |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   k ch - r  |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. ac·tu·ar·ies
A statistician who computes insurance risks and premiums. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin  cturius, secretary of accounts, from cta, records, from neuter pl. past participle of agere, to drive, do. See ag- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | actu·ari·al (-âr- l) —ADJECTIVE
actu·ari·al·ly —ADVERB
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