Definition of advanced

• farther along in physical or mental development; "the childs skeletal age was classified as `advanced"; "children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average"
• comparatively late in a course of development; "the illness had reached an advanced stage"; "an advanced state of exhaustion"
• ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"