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

Examples of learning curve in a Sentence

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Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of learning curve was in 1922

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“Learning curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/learning%20curve. Accessed 15 May. 2024.

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