actuarial
adjective
ac·tu·ar·i·al
ˌak-chə-ˈwer-ē-əl 
-shə-
1
: of or relating to actuaries
2
: relating to statistical calculation especially of life expectancy
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Lilly said Health sciences is among 11 majors McDaniel debuted in 2020, including actuarial science, American Sign Language, applied mathematics, biochemistry, biomedical science, criminal justice, food studies, international business, marketing and writing/publishing.
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Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2023
Not only did staff and some board members say the 6 percent rate should be applied retroactively, but Maryland 529’s former actuarial firm, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Co., issued reports applying the rate as such, according to the memo.
—Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
The Table forms the basis for actuarial computations to value annuities and the like.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 17 July 2023
The insurance industry offers opportunities for new grads in areas such as underwriting, claims management, actuarial science, and risk analysis. 4.
—USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
Possibly, considering the statistics on divorce (and the actuarial tables).
—Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
Blended together the return is around 8% which is the historical actuarial interest rate assumption for many pension plans, and the target return for most endowments and foundations.
—David Thomas, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Its board of directors determines the assessments, with assistance from an independent actuarial consulting firm and members of the MCCA's nine-person actuarial committee, who are credential actuaries, Clinton said.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2022
On a purely actuarial basis, the British electorate is expected to only get more europhilic over the next 20 years, just as the American electorate is only getting more diverse and more tolerant over time.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 14 June 2023
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Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2023
Not only did staff and some board members say the 6 percent rate should be applied retroactively, but Maryland 529’s former actuarial firm, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Co., issued reports applying the rate as such, according to the memo.
—Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
The Table forms the basis for actuarial computations to value annuities and the like.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 17 July 2023
The insurance industry offers opportunities for new grads in areas such as underwriting, claims management, actuarial science, and risk analysis. 4.
—USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
Possibly, considering the statistics on divorce (and the actuarial tables).
—Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2023
Blended together the return is around 8% which is the historical actuarial interest rate assumption for many pension plans, and the target return for most endowments and foundations.
—David Thomas, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Its board of directors determines the assessments, with assistance from an independent actuarial consulting firm and members of the MCCA's nine-person actuarial committee, who are credential actuaries, Clinton said.
—Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2022
On a purely actuarial basis, the British electorate is expected to only get more europhilic over the next 20 years, just as the American electorate is only getting more diverse and more tolerant over time.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 14 June 2023
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1869, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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actuarial
adjective
ac·tu·ar·i·al
ˌak-chə-ˈwer-ē-əl, ˌak-shə-
1
: of or relating to actuaries
2
: relating to statistical calculation especially of life expectancy
actuarially
adverb
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