2. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
ACTUALNESS
Ac"tu*al*ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being actual; actuality.
ACTUARIAL
Ac`tu*a"ri*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to actuaries; as, the actuarial value of an annuity.
ACTUARY Ac"tu*a*ry, n.; pl. Actuaries. Etym: [L. actuarius copyist, clerk, fr. actus, p. p. of agere to do, act.]
1. (Law)
Defn: A registar or clerk; — used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk or registar generally.
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.
ACTUATE
Ac"tu*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Actuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Actuating.]
Etym: [LL. actuatus, p. p. of actuare, fr. L. actus act.]