actuary

From: A Dictionary of Economics | Date: 2002| Author: JOHN BLACK | Copyright information

actuary An expert who uses statistical records to predict the future. An actuary uses records of the occurrence of uncertain events, such as death at given ages, or fire, theft, and accidents to cars, to predict how frequently similar events are likely to occur in the fu...

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