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ants_everywhere ◴[] No.43979348[source]
A learning curve measures time on the x axis and progress on the y axis.

A flat learning curve means you never learn anything :-\

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1. tacitusarc ◴[] No.43979923[source]
This is incorrect. A learning curve measures expertise on the x axis and effort on the y axis. Hence the saying "steep learning curve".
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2. ergonaught ◴[] No.43980010[source]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_curve
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3. tacitusarc ◴[] No.43980635[source]
It is unclear how this comment was meant; in any case, it is appreciated. As stated in the link:

“The common English usage aligns with a metaphorical interpretation of the learning curve as a hill to climb.”

Followed by a graph plotting x “experience” against y “learning.”

4. tacitusarc ◴[] No.43980661[source]
Calling it inaccurate was too harsh; my definition only became common usage in 1970, and the original “time vs learning” is still used in academic circles.
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5. saretup ◴[] No.43980984[source]
That’s interesting. I always intuitively assumed x-axis was progress and y-axis was cumulative effort.
6. nchmy ◴[] No.44019867[source]
Academic circles? That's how it is just used in general. You're the anomaly.