learning curve

/ˌlʌrnɪŋ ˈkʌrv/
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Other forms: learning curves

Definitions of learning curve
  1. noun
    a graph showing the rate of learning (especially a graph showing the amount recalled as a function of the number of attempts to recall)
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    type of:
    graph, graphical record
    a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes
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