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curve

[kurv] / kɜrv /




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Over time, researchers may find ways to make models more efficient, reduce the amount of computation required, or change model architectures in ways that bend the cost curve meaningfully lower.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Entry-level workers, on the other hand, may benefit: AI can compress the learning curve, allowing less-experienced people to perform at higher levels sooner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Not only have the odds of a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike been boosted, but questions have emerged about whether the U.S. central bank is already behind the curve.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026

As gravitational waves slowly shrink the orbit, they subtly alter the shape and motion of the caustic curve.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Forgetting that he’d ever been way behind the fashion curve, he was appalled, in some priggish, nouveau riche kind of way, that certain passengers appeared in the dining room in slacks and sneakers.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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