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  2. Actuarial science - Wikipedia

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    Actuarial science is the discipline that applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in insurance, pension, finance, investment and other industries and professions. Actuaries are professionals trained in this discipline.

  3. Outline of actuarial science - Wikipedia

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    Actuarial science – discipline that applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in the insurance and finance industries. What type of thing is ...

  4. Category:Actuarial science - Wikipedia

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    Actuarial science is the discipline of assessing risk in insurance, finance, and other industries and professions The main article for this category is Actuarial science . This is a topic category .

  5. Actuary - Wikipedia

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    Computers further revolutionized the actuarial profession. From pencil-and-paper to punchcards to microcomputers, the modeling and forecasting ability of the actuary has grown vastly. [46] Another modern development is the convergence of modern finance theory with actuarial science. [47]

  6. Actuarial notation - Wikipedia

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    Actuarial notation is a shorthand method to allow actuaries to record mathematical formulas that deal with interest rates and life tables. Traditional notation uses a halo system , where symbols are placed as superscript or subscript before or after the main letter.

  7. William Morgan (actuary) - Wikipedia

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    William Morgan, FRS (26 May 1750 – 4 May 1833) [1] was a British [1] physician, physicist and statistician, who is considered the father of modern actuarial science. He is also credited with being the first to record the "invisible light" produced when a current is passed through a partly evacuated glass tube: "the first x-ray tube".

  8. Society of Actuaries - Wikipedia

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    The three micro-credentials (Pre-Actuarial Foundations, Actuarial Science Foundations, and Data Science for Actuaries) were introduced in 2022 along with affiliate membership. [10] Requirements for membership for the SOA include writing actuarial exams, a comprehensive series of competitive exams.

  9. Force of mortality - Wikipedia

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    In actuarial science, force of mortality represents the instantaneous rate of mortality at a certain age measured on an annualized basis. It is identical in concept to failure rate, also called hazard function, in reliability theory.