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What do you mean by Growth?
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Solution
- In Elizabeth Hurlock's words, growth is a change in size and proportion, the disappearance of old features, and the acquisition of new ones. Crow and Crow defined growth as structural and physiological changes.
- Growth is related to quantitative improvement, which takes into account the increase in size and weight. Growth signifies the series of physical changes that occur from conception to maturity. It is external in nature and stops at a certain stage.
- It is represented by the multiplication of various components or the quantitative changes that occur in size, weight, and number of cells. Growth in height or size can be measured in inches, centimetres, etc., and growth in weight can be measured in pounds, kilograms, etc.
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