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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His learning curve with schemes and coverages was virtually non-existent coming over from France.
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Shane Young, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
So does his coach, although Bennett admitted there has been a learning curve.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
And there was a new learning curve yet again when Sami launched an OnlyFans page at 18 years old.
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The learning curve for the diamond has taken a bit longer to adapt to — the Senators’ PK ranks 20th in the league in efficiency and ranks in the bottom half of the league in shot quality against.
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“Learning curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/learning%20curve. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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