- learning curve
- a process of learning something that starts slowly and then becomes faster
- a line on a graph which shows the relationship between experience in doing something and competence at carrying it out
- a diagram or graph that represents the way in which people gain knowledge or experience over time
(Note A steep learning curve represents a situation where people learn a great deal in a short time; a shallow curve represents a slower learning process. The curve eventually levels out, representing the time when the knowledge gained is being consolidated.)- the decrease in the effort required to produce each single item when the total number of items produced is doubled
(Note The concept of the learning curve has its origin in productivity research in the aircraft industry of the 1930s, when it was discovered that the time and effort needed to assemble an aircraft decreased by 20 per cent each time the total number produced doubled.)
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