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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While there’s a slight learning curve (Campbell recommends watching a few how-to videos), the payoff is worth it: healthy-looking volume, shape, and shine, all with less damage.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 5 July 2025
The learning curve is steep, the tasks plentiful, the stress unavoidable.
—Todd Villeneuve, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
But any players the Clippers draft would be on a learning curve.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
The learning curve was steep in the early weeks of the season.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 5 July 2025
The learning curve is steep, the tasks plentiful, the stress unavoidable.
—Todd Villeneuve, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
But any players the Clippers draft would be on a learning curve.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
The learning curve was steep in the early weeks of the season.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
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“Learning curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/learning%20curve. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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