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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Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Skill level Riding a tandem bike successfully does involve a learning curve.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Why Rust Is Here To Stay Despite its steep learning curve, Rust has proven itself as a powerful language for financial technology.
—Amandeep Midha, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
For Primark, the U.S. has come with a learning curve, too, Tulip said.
—Ryan Baker,melissa Repko, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Learning curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/learning%20curve. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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