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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Type 2 diabetes is a lifelong condition that comes with a learning curve, as patients may be asked to learn how to measure and manage their own blood sugar, while keeping up with healthy lifestyle habits to control blood sugar and diabetes side effects.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Each day comes with a learning curve, but Caglianone is excited to improve his game.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
But there were learning curves in Framingham, and there may well be some as the New Haven project progresses.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
Fair enough, although there surely would be too steep a Springfield learning curve for a man with near-zero political experience.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Each day comes with a learning curve, but Caglianone is excited to improve his game.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
But there were learning curves in Framingham, and there may well be some as the New Haven project progresses.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
Fair enough, although there surely would be too steep a Springfield learning curve for a man with near-zero political experience.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Learning curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/learning%20curve. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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