learning curve

English

learning curve (plural learning curves)

A visualization of the progress of learning as function of experience.
- 1903 April, Edgar James Swift, “Studies in the Psychology and Physiology of Learning”, in The American Journal of Psychology, volume 14, page 210:
  We shall return to these personal differences later in discussing the individual features of the learning curves.
(by extension) A measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time
- 2011 April 17, Jessica Creighton, “Mutai and Keitany secure Kenyan London Marathon double”, in BBC Sport‎:
  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."
- 2020 December 2, Andy Byford talks to Paul Clifton, “I enjoy really big challenges...”, in Rail, page 54:
  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.

visualization of learning as a function of experience

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Finnish: oppimiskäyrä
French: courbe d’apprentissage (fr) f
German: Lernkurve (de) f
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Norwegian:
Bokmål: læringskurve m

Nynorsk: læringskurve f
Portuguese: linha de aprendizado f, curva de aprendizagem f, curva de aprendizado f
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Spanish: curva de aprendizaje f
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measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time

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