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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Finck acknowledges the learning curve of designing music for a game often boiled down to understanding its intent and implementation necessitated by the medium’s interactive elements.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
Like many new parents, her learning curve didn’t stop after labor and delivery.
—Adrienne Farr, Parents, 24 Nov. 2025
Like most of the Knicks' incumbent stars this year, the 28-year-old Indiana product has been dealing with something of a learning curve under new head coach Mike Brown.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 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
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
Like many new parents, her learning curve didn’t stop after labor and delivery.
—Adrienne Farr, Parents, 24 Nov. 2025
Like most of the Knicks' incumbent stars this year, the 28-year-old Indiana product has been dealing with something of a learning curve under new head coach Mike Brown.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 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
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“Learning curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/learning%20curve. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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