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On the Means of Approximating to the Rate of Interest Yielded by Certain Investments, &c

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 August 2016

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Journal of the Institute of Actuaries , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , October 1855 , pp. 54 - 57
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Copyright © Institute and Faculty of Actuaries 1855

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page note 55* Similarly, the amounts of a sum and annuity will be denoted respectively by sn and an .

page note 56 * In Baily's notation, ρ=the rate of interest sought, and = the given amount of the annuity of £1.