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learning curve

noun

: the rate at which someone learns something new : the course of progress made in learning something

Full Definition of LEARNING CURVE

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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First Known Use of LEARNING CURVE

1922

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