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learning curve
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learning curve
(noun)
learning curve
noun
plural
learning curves
learning curve
noun
plural
learning curves
Britannica Dictionary definition of LEARNING CURVE
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the rate at which someone learns something new
:
the course of progress made in learning something
The job has a very steep
learning curve
. [=there is a large amount that has to be learned quickly in order to do the job]
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