Developedness

/dɪˈveləptnəs/ noun

Definition

The state or quality of being fully developed, mature, or advanced in nature.

Etymology

From developed (past participle of develop) + -ness (suffix creating abstract nouns), a formal term describing the degree to which something has been developed.

Kelly Says

This wonderfully long word captures something important: the 'developedness' of a nation's infrastructure determines its economic power, and measuring it helps economists compare countries systematically.

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