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actuary

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈæk.tju.ə.ri/ US  /-er.i/

Definition

a person who calculates how likely accidents, such as fire, flood, or loss of property, are to happen, and tells insurance companies how much they should charge their customersInsuranceStatistics
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