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social science subjects > psychology > cognitive psychology > learning (psychology) > learning curve
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learning curve  

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  • The tendency to learn how to do something more efficiently the more often you do it. When graphed, this yields different kinds of curves—steep and not steep, for tasks that are and are not likely to be learned quickly with repetition. [Source: Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology; Learning Curve]

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