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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesactuaire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ak.tɥɛʁ
"L'actuaire évalue les risques financiers pour la compagnie d'assurance."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A professional who calculates insurance and pension risks and premiums using probability, mathematics, and statistics.
"The insurance company consulted an actuary to assess the financial impact of natural disasters." - 2
An expert in statistics and risk management within the financial sector.
"Her strong background in advanced mathematics made her an ideal candidate to become a chief actuary."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'actuarius', meaning a bookkeeper or clerk who recorded the acts of public bodies. Over time in English, the term shifted from a general administrative record-keeper to a specialized professional who calculates insurance and pension risks using mathematics and statistics.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Actuary" is said worldwide
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actuaire
Transliteration: ak.tɥɛʁ
"L'actuaire évalue les risques financiers pour la compagnie d'assurance."
Versicherungsmathematiker
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçəʁʊŋsˌmatɛˈmatɪkɐ
"Der Versicherungsmathematiker berechnet die Wahrscheinlichkeit von Schadensfällen."
attuario
Transliteration: atˈtu.a.rio
"L'attuario calcola i premi assicurativi basandosi sulle statistiche."
actuario
Transliteration: akˈtwa.ɾjo
"El actuario determinó las reservas financieras necesarias para la póliza."
atuário
Transliteration: a.tuˈa.ɾi.u
"O atuário analisa os riscos demográficos para o plano de previdência."
बीमा गणितज्ञ
Transliteration: beema ganitagya
"बीमा कंपनी ने जोखिम का आकलन करने के लिए एक बीमा गणितज्ञ को नियुक्त किया।"
精算师
Transliteration: jīng suàn shī
"这家保险公司聘请了一位资深精算师来评估潜在风险。"
보험 계리사
Transliteration: boheom gyerisa
"보험 계리사는 통계적 방법을 사용하여 위험률을 계산합니다."
保険数理人
Transliteration: hoken sūririn
"その保険数理人は将来の支払いに備えて資金を計算した。"
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