Phrase guide

learning curve

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a graph showing the rate of learning (especially a graph showing the amount recalled as a function of the number of attempts to recall)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: graph, graphical record

History

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 學習曲線 /学习曲线 — visualization of learning as a function of experience
  • Finnish: oppimiskäyrä — visualization of learning as a function of experience
  • French: courbe d'apprentissage — visualization of learning as a function of experience
  • German: Lernkurve — visualization of learning as a function of experience
  • Indonesian: kurva belajar — visualization of learning as a function of experience
  • Korean: 학습곡선 (hakseupgokseon) — visualization of learning as a function of experience
  • Lithuanian: mokymosi kreivė — visualization of learning as a function of experience
  • Malay: lengkung pembelajaran — visualization of learning as a function of experience
  • Malay: keluk pembelajaran — visualization of learning as a function of experience
  • Norwegian Bokmål: læringskurve — visualization of learning as a function of experience
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: læringskurve — visualization of learning as a function of experience
  • Portuguese: linha de aprendizado — visualization of learning as a function of experience
  • Portuguese: curva de aprendizagem — visualization of learning as a function of experience
  • Portuguese: curva de aprendizado — visualization of learning as a function of experience
  • Russian: кривая обучаемости (krivaja obučajemosti) — visualization of learning as a function of experience
  • Spanish: curva de aprendizaje — visualization of learning as a function of experience
  • Chinese Mandarin: 學習負荷 /学习负荷 — measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time
  • Finnish: oppimistehtävä — measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time
  • German: Lernkurve — measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time
  • Indonesian: kurva belajar — measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time
  • Malay: lengkung pembelajaran — measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time
  • Malay: keluk pembelajaran — measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time
  • Portuguese: curva de aprendizagem — measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time
  • Portuguese: curva de aprendizado — measure of how much there is to learn in a restricted amount of time