Maturity or immaturity may refer to: *

Adulthood An adult is an animal that has reached full growth. The biological definition of the word means an animal reaching sexual maturity and thus capable of reproduction. In the human context, the term ''adult'' has meanings associated with social an ...

age of majority The age of majority is the threshold of legal adulthood as recognized or declared in law. It is the moment when a person ceases to be considered a minor (law), minor, and assumes legal control over their person, actions, and decisions, thus te ...

* Maturity model **

Capability Maturity Model The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is a development model created in 1986 after a study of data collected from organizations that contracted with the U.S. Department of Defense, who funded the research. The term "maturity" relates to the degree ...

, in software engineering, a model representing the degree of formality and optimization of processes in an organization *

Developmental age Human fertilization is the union of an egg and sperm, occurring primarily in the ampulla of the fallopian tube. The result of this union leads to the production of a fertilized egg called a zygote, initiating embryonic development. Scientists d ...

, the age of an embryo as measured from the point of fertilization *

Mature technology A mature technology is a technology that has been in use for long enough that most of its initial faults and inherent problems have been removed or reduced by further development. In some contexts, it may also refer to technology that has not se ...

, a technology has been in use and development for long enough that most of its initial problems have been overcome *

Maturity (finance) In finance, maturity or maturity date is the date on which the final payment is due on a loan or other financial instrument, such as a Bond (finance), bond or term deposit, at which point the Bond (finance)#Principal, principal (and all remaining ...

, indicating the final date for payment of principal and interest *

Maturity (geology) In petroleum geology, the maturity of a rock is a measure of its state in terms of hydrocarbon generation. Maturity is established using a combination of geochemical and basin modelling techniques. Rocks with high total organic carbon, (termed ...

, rock, source rock, and hydrocarbon generation *

Maturity (psychological) In psychology, maturity can be operationally defined as the level of psychological functioning (measured through standards like the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) one can attain, after which the level of psychological functioning no lo ...

, the attainment of one's final level of psychological functioning and the integration of their personality into an organized whole *

Maturity (sedimentology) In sedimentary geology, maturity describes the composition and texture of grains in clastic rocks, most typically sandstones, resulting from different amounts of sediment transportation. A sediment is mature when the grains in a sediment become w ...

, the proximity of a sedimentary deposit from its source *

Sexual maturity Sexual maturity is the capability of an organism to reproduce. In humans, it is related to both puberty and adulthood. ''Puberty'' is the biological process of sexual maturation, while ''adulthood'', the condition of being socially recognized ...

, the stage when an organism can reproduce, though this is distinct from adulthood

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