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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That will undoubtedly be a bit of a learning curve, no matter how much pre-promotion is done.
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Continental football has been played a fraction slower than that in the Premier League, allowing for a gentler learning curve as this team attempts to build and grow together.
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
That will undoubtedly be a bit of a learning curve, no matter how much pre-promotion is done.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
Continental football has been played a fraction slower than that in the Premier League, allowing for a gentler learning curve as this team attempts to build and grow together.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 9 May 2025
While the nostalgia of instant film has made Polaroids trendy again, using vintage models comes with a learning curve.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Learning curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/learning%20curve. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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