learning curve
noun
1
: a curve plotting performance against practice
especially
: one graphing decline in unit costs with cumulative output
2
: the course of progress made in learning something
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Attorneys are going through a learning curve, and eCourts’ software is not always intuitive, Guise said.
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Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
Yet, islands of potent reforms are surfacing — in surprising places — where inventive educators are bending children’s learning curves upward once again.
—Bruce Fuller, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
While there is a learning curve, the benefits are instant.
—Sarah Elk, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The show is best when Dickens is at the helm, leading a tale of blue-collar, middle-class suburbanites whose learning curve provides a welcome antidote to the hardened characters in the rest of the franchise.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
Yet, islands of potent reforms are surfacing — in surprising places — where inventive educators are bending children’s learning curves upward once again.
—Bruce Fuller, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
While there is a learning curve, the benefits are instant.
—Sarah Elk, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The show is best when Dickens is at the helm, leading a tale of blue-collar, middle-class suburbanites whose learning curve provides a welcome antidote to the hardened characters in the rest of the franchise.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Learning curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/learning%20curve. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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