actuarial science
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actuarial science
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The discipline within applied mathematics dealing with risk assessment and the modelling of uncertainty; the rigorous application of mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk, in industries including insurance and finance.
In actuarial science alone the theory^([of generalized linear models]) has been used to model problems dealing with premium rating, mortality, multiple state models and claims reserving.
Similar: actuarial mathemetics
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noun discipline within applied mathematics dealing with risk assessment; practice of applying mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk
| 中文 | 精算 jīngsuàn, 精算學 /精算学 jīngsuànxué |
|---|---|
| Português | ciências atuariais, ciência atuarial |
| Français | actuariat, sciences actuarielles |
| Deutsch | Versicherungsmathematik |
| Русский | актуа́рная нау́ка aktuárnaja naúka |
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title = {actuarial science},
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