| 释义 |
learning curve
learning curven.1. A graph that depicts rate of learning, especially a graph of progress in the mastery of a skill against the time required for such mastery.2. The rate at which something can be learned or the degree of difficulty in learning something: a product with a difficult learning curve.learning curve n (Education) a graphical representation of progress in learning: I'm still only half way up the learning curve. learn′ing curve`
n. 1. a graphic representation of progress in learning measured against the time required to achieve mastery. 2. the process of learning upon which such a representation is based. [1920–25] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | learning curve - a graph showing the rate of learning (especially a graph showing the amount recalled as a function of the number of attempts to recall)graph, graphical record - a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes |
learning curve
learning curve[′lər·niŋ ‚kərv] (psychology) Graphical representation of the relationship between acquisition of knowledge or skill, and the amount of practice or trials. learning curve (jargon)A graph showing some measure of the cost ofperforming some action against the number of times it has beenperformed. The term probably entered engineering via theaircraft industry in the 1930s, where it was used to describeplots showing the cost of making some particular design ofaeroplane against the number of units made.
The term is also used in psychology to mean a graph showingsome measure of something learned against the number oftrials. The psychology graphs normally slope upward whereasthe manufacturing ones normally slope downward but they areboth usually steep to start with and then level out.
Marketroids often misuse the term to mean the amount of timeit takes to learn to use something ("reduce the learningcurve") or the ease of learning it ("easy learning curve").The phrase "steep learning curve" is sometimes usedincorrectly to mean "hard to learn" whereas of course itimplies rapid learning.
Engineering.
Psychology.learning curve
learning curve A negative deviation in a desired or anticipated outcome or result, which rises toward a (desired) norm as experience with the activity of interest accumulates.learning curveThe effect of learning or practice on the performance of an intellectual or physical task. The term describes the acquisition of competence with experience, time, and training. See also: curvelearning curve
Words related to learning curvenoun a graph showing the rate of learning (especially a graph showing the amount recalled as a function of the number of attempts to recall)Related Words |