actuarial

actuarial

English

Etymology

actuary +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /æk.tjuˈɛəɹ.i.əl/

Adjective

actuarial (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to actuaries.
   • 2006, The United States Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, page 104:

     The SOA and CAS jointly sponsor a Web site for those interested in pursuing an actuarial career.

2. Relating to statistical calculation, especially pertaining to insurance.
   • 1913, Isaac Max Rubinow, Social Insurance: With Special Reference to American Conditions, page 318:

     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.

Derived terms

• actuarial science
• actuarially

Translations

pertaining to actuaries

Armenian: ակտուարական (aktuarakan) Dutch: actuarieel (nl) Finnish: aktuaarinen French: actuariel (fr) Portuguese: atuarial (pt) Spanish: actuarial (es)

relating to statistical calculation

Armenian: ակտուարական (aktuarakan) Dutch: actuarieel (nl) Finnish: aktuaarinen

References

• actuarial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡtwaˈɾjal/ [aɣ̞.t̪waˈɾjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ac‧tua‧rial

Adjective

actuarial (plural actuariales)

1. actuarial

Derived terms

• actuarialmente

Related terms

• actuario

Further reading

• “actuarial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014