actuary (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *actuary*:
NOUN	person	actuary, statistician	someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)

actuary > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'kchahweh.riy
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *actuary*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums).
Synonym	statistician
Category	statistics	A branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
Narrower	surveyor	someone who conducts a statistical survey
Broader	calculator, reckoner, figurer, estimator, computer	An expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
Spanish	actuario de seguros, actuario
Catalan	actuari d'assegurances, actuari, estadístic
Adjectives	actuarial	of or relating to the work of an actuary

HyperDic: actuary