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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People need to confront this learning curve almost every time a company adds a new tool to their tech stack or when a platform goes through a significant update.
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Praerit Garg, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
For the first treatment centers to offer the new sickle gene therapies, coordinating with insurers on obtaining coverage has required a bit of learning curve.
—Bertha Coombs, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Because of the platform's emphasis on usability, developers won't have to overcome a significant learning curve to utilize these new functionalities.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
His learning curve with schemes and coverages was virtually non-existent coming over from France.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Praerit Garg, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
For the first treatment centers to offer the new sickle gene therapies, coordinating with insurers on obtaining coverage has required a bit of learning curve.
—Bertha Coombs, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
Because of the platform's emphasis on usability, developers won't have to overcome a significant learning curve to utilize these new functionalities.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
His learning curve with schemes and coverages was virtually non-existent coming over from France.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Learning curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/learning%20curve. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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