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What is the difference between maturation and growth?

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Growth is a synonym of maturation.



In biology terms the difference between maturation and growth

is that maturation is the process of differentiation that produces the adult form of an organism while growth is something that grows or has grown.

As nouns the difference between maturation and growth

is that maturation is the process of becoming mature while growth is an increase in size, number, value, or strength.

maturation

English

Noun

  • The process of becoming mature
  • (biology) The process of differentiation that produces the adult form of an organism

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    growth

    English

    (wikipedia growth)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
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  • (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
  • (biology) Something that grows or has grown.
  • (pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.

    • Synonyms

    * (increase in size) enlargement, expansion, increase, increment * (act of growing) development, maturation * (something that grows or has grown) vegetation * outgrowth, cancer, mass

    Antonyms

    * (increase in size) contraction, decrease, decrement, reduction * (act of growing) nondevelopment

    Derived terms

    * growth spurt * growth stock * overgrowth * undergrowth

    Hyponyms

    * tumor