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learning curve

Curve reflecting the reduction in time taken to perform a task as experience in performing that task increases. Successful companies and individuals are those that progress up the learning curve the quickest. The expression ‘steep learning curve’ is commonly used to describe situations where an individual has to become familiar with a new task in a very short time.



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Rollouts of successful IT systems often are hampered by the practical considerations of learning curves and training costs.
Maria Boerngen, a University of Illinois doctoral student, figured farmers switching from conventional to organic farming might have one of the steepest learning curves.
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