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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Like many new parents, her learning curve didn’t stop after labor and delivery.
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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
There’s definitely a learning curve to driving around these red and white stripes.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
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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
There’s definitely a learning curve to driving around these red and white stripes.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Learning curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/learning%20curve. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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