Meanings
plural learning curves
- A visualization of the progress of learning as function of experience.
We shall return to these personal differences later in discussing the individual features of the learning curves.
1903 April 28, Edgar James Swift, “Studies in the Psychology and Physiology of Learning”, in The American Journal of Psychology, volume 14, page 210 - broadlyA measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time.
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.
2020 December 2, Andy Byford talks to Paul Clifton, “I enjoy really big challenges...”, in Rail, page 541 more example
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."
2011 April 17, Jessica Creighton, “Mutai and Keitany secure Kenyan London Marathon double”, in BBC Sport
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 學習曲線 /学习曲线, 學習負荷 /学习负荷
- 學習曲線 /学习曲线visualization of learning as a function of experience
- 學習負荷 /学习负荷measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time
Finnish oppimiskäyrä, oppimistehtävä
- oppimiskäyrävisualization of learning as a function of experience
- oppimistehtävämeasure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time
French courbe d'apprentissage
- courbe d'apprentissagevisualization of learning as a function of experience
German Lernkurve, Lernkurve
- Lernkurvevisualization of learning as a function of experience
- Lernkurvemeasure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time
Indonesian kurva belajar, kurva belajar
- kurva belajarvisualization of learning as a function of experience
- kurva belajarmeasure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time
Korean 학습곡선
- 학습곡선 (hakseupgokseon)visualization of learning as a function of experience
Lithuanian mokymosi kreivė
- mokymosi kreivėvisualization of learning as a function of experience
Malay lengkung pembelajaran, keluk pembelajaran
- lengkung pembelajaranvisualization of learning as a function of experience
- keluk pembelajaranvisualization of learning as a function of experience
- lengkung pembelajaranmeasure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time
- keluk pembelajaranmeasure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time
Norwegian Bokmål læringskurve
- læringskurvevisualization of learning as a function of experience
Portuguese linha de aprendizado, curva de aprendizagem
- linha de aprendizadovisualization of learning as a function of experience
- curva de aprendizagemvisualization of learning as a function of experience
- curva de aprendizadovisualization of learning as a function of experience
- curva de aprendizagemmeasure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time
- curva de aprendizadomeasure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time
Russian кривая обучаемости
- кривая обучаемости (krivaja obučajemosti)visualization of learning as a function of experience
Spanish curva de aprendizaje
- curva de aprendizajevisualization of learning as a function of experience
Cite this entry
learning curve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/learning%20curve
“learning curve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/learning%20curve. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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