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learning curve definition - finance
In economic terms, the anticipated improvements that are likely following early mistakes. Companies refer to mastering learning curves following troubled product introductions, difficult entries into new markets, or even to refer to improvements that a company has made in consolidating the acquisition of subsequent companies.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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