Actuaries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Actuary \Ac"tu*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Actuaries}. [L. actuarius
     copyist, clerk, fr. actus, p. p. of agere to do, act.]
     1. (Law) A registrar or clerk; -- used originally in courts
        of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk
        or registrar generally.
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     2. The computing official of an insurance company; one whose
        profession it is to calculate for insurance companies the
        risks and premiums for life, fire, and other insurances.
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