I think this happens a lot. For some reason people have a really strong tendency with math to attribute it to innate talent. Of course talent matters, but peopl

I think this happens a lot. For some reason people have a really strong tendency with math to attribute it to innate talent. Of course talent matters, but people get hung up on it and discount other factors. The word "maturity" is supposed to help indicate that it's a matter of having and digesting the right experiences, but it honestly isn't great, because maturity can be driven by experience, but it can also be dictated by biology. If someone is isolated from human contact between the ages of ten and twenty, they will emerge fully mature in some ways and immature in others. We need a less ambiguous way of saying that somebody hasn't yet had the exposure and practice that will prepare them to tackle certain material.