[sf-lug] SF-LUG meeting notes of Sunday March 1, 2020

[jim]

     I agree with the intended meaning. The taller
the Y axis, the greater the area under the curve.
Or take the X-Y as the requirement that dictates
a hefty Z axis component to make the grade. I've
never heard a use of the phrase that does not
imply especial hard work.



On 3/4/20 7:50 PM, Alex Kleider wrote:
> On 2020-03-04 13:56, Rick Moen wrote:
>> Quoting maestro (maestro415 at gmail.com):
>>
>>> Artix has a steep learning curve [...]
>>
>> Picture a graph of a learning curve:  The vertical axis is amount of
>> learning achieved, and the horizontal axis is time elapsed.  It follows
>> that a learning curve being _steep_ means that the item in question can
>> be learned very quickly.
>>
>> It's funny how many people think it means the opposite.
>
> What if you plot amount of time it takes (on the Y axis) to learn an 
> amount of material plotted on the X axis?
>
> Leaving graphing conventions out of it, I've certainly always taken 
> 'steep learning curve' to mean one needs to spend a lot of time.  Is 
> that not in fact what it means?
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