maturation

noun

Etymology

From Middle English maturacioun, from Middle French maturation, from Latin maturatio. By surface analysis, mature + -ation.

  1. derived from maturatio
  2. derived from maturation
  3. inherited from maturacioun

Definitions

  1. The process of becoming mature.

  2. The process of differentiation that produces the adult form of an organism.

  3. The process of maturating, or suppurating fully.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at maturation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at maturation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at maturation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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