life table — ➔ table1 * * * life table UK US noun [C] (also mortality table) INSURANCE ► a list that shows how long a person of a particular age or in a particular group is expected to live, used for calculating insurance risk: »Life tables are usually… … Financial and business terms
life table — n. MORTALITY TABLE … English World dictionary
Life table — 2003 US mortality table, Table 1, Page 1 In actuarial science, a life table (also called a mortality table or actuarial table) is a table which shows, for each age, what the probability is that a person of that age will die before his or her next … Wikipedia
life-table — The life table provides a summary, for a population or sub population, of the relationship of mortality to age, based on prevailing mortality rates. It includes, for each age x, measures such as life expectancy at age x and the probability of… … Dictionary of sociology
life table — an actuarial presentation of the ages at which a group of males and/or females will die and from which mean life expectancy at any age can be estimated, based on the assumption that mortality patterns current at the time of preparation of the… … Medical dictionary
life table — noun a table of statistics relating to life expectancy and mortality … English new terms dictionary
life table — an actuarial presentation of the ages at which a group of males and/or females are expected to die and from which mean life expectancy at any age can be estimated, based on the assumption that mortality patterns current at the time of preparation … The new mediacal dictionary
life table — noun Date: circa 1859 mortality table … New Collegiate Dictionary
life table — Insurance. See mortality table. [1860 65] * * * … Universalium
life table — noun : mortality table … Useful english dictionary
life table — a statistical summary of a fish population showing survival, reproduction, etc., listed by age classes … Dictionary of ichthyology
