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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For Durant, who entered the league as a wiry 18-year-old after a single season at Texas, Flagg’s learning curve felt familiar.
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Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
There will inevitably be learning curves as Vitello learns the ropes of managing in the majors.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
There’s definitely a learning curve to driving around these red and white stripes.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the European and Ukrainian vectors provide software, training, and export scaffolding that reduce risk and shorten learning curves.
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Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
There will inevitably be learning curves as Vitello learns the ropes of managing in the majors.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
There’s definitely a learning curve to driving around these red and white stripes.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the European and Ukrainian vectors provide software, training, and export scaffolding that reduce risk and shorten learning curves.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Learning curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/learning%20curve. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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