actuary.

A professional who uses mathematics and statistics to estimate financial risks and future costs.

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Words that belong together

• insurance actuary
• consulting actuary

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The actuary revised the estimate after reviewing the new claims data.

Usage notes

Primary category: economics / business / social science. Forms: Singular actuary; plural actuaries. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.