Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

learning curve

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables: learn-ing curve
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A visualization of the progress of learning as function of experience.

noun

A measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time.

Example Sentences

"We shall return to these personal differences later in discussing the individual features of the learning curves."
"Damen told BBC Sport: "The crowd were phenomenal they carried me through the last few metres. I don't think you can ever prepare enough for this event. It's a massive learning curve for me. From here, I'd like to work on my shorter distances and get some speed back.""
"Toronto Transit Corporation had real issues. [...] My boss was removed in a coup three months after my arrival. I stood in and my learning curve went through the roof. Over five years, we went from being a laughing stock to winning awards."

Inflected Forms

learning curves (plural)

Questions

What does learning curve mean?: A visualization of the progress of learning as function of experience.

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