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Pivotal age

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Pivotal age  (PIVOTAL age)


A complete life table1 is generally one in which the values of the life table functions (431-2) are given in single years of age. An abridged life table2 is one in which the functions are given only for certain pivotal ages3 and the intermediate values have to be obtained by interpolation (151-7). Occasionally the expression select life table5 is used to denote a table relating to the experience of a number of specially selected individuals who have been chosen on grounds of health, in opposition to general life tables6, sometimes called aggregate life tables6 by actuaries.
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