maturation

Japanese: maturation
maturation

…Growth corresponds to the English word growth, and refers to the process in which various quantitatively measurable elements increase or increase. Development corresponds to development, and refers to the process of functional changes that occur with growth, and maturation corresponds to maturation, and refers to the process of reaching the adult stage quantitatively and functionally and reaching completion. However, in reality, it is difficult to use these three terms strictly separately, and the word growth is often used to encompass all three processes. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "maturation" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…〈成長〉は英語のgrowthにあたり,量的に測定できる諸要素が増加あるいは増大していく過程をさす。〈発達〉はdevelopmentにあたり,成長に伴って起こる機能的な変化の過程をさし,〈成熟〉はmaturationにあたり,量的にも機能的にも成人段階となり完成に至る過程をさす。しかし現実には,これら三つの用語をそれぞれ厳密に区別して使うことは困難であり,これら三つの過程を包括することばとして,〈発育〉の語が用いられることが多い。…

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