maturity
noun
- the state or quality of being mature; specif.,
- a being full-grown, ripe, or fully developed
- a being perfect, complete, or ready
- a becoming due
- the time at which a note, etc. becomes due
See maturity in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mə-tyo͝orˈĭ-tē, -to͝orˈ-, -cho͝orˈ-)
noun pl. ma·tur·i·ties a. The state or quality of being fully grown or developed.
b. The state or quality of being mature.
a. The time at which a note or bond is due.
b. The state of a note or bond being due.
- Geology A stage in the development of streams or landscapes at which maximum development has been reached or at which the process of erosion is going on with maximum vigor. Maturity of a landscape continues throughout the period of maximum topographic differentiation or until about three fourths of the original mass is carried away by erosion.
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