learnability
How easily grasped
Learnability is how easily something can be learned.
In software design, learnability measures how quickly new users can accomplish basic tasks: The app's learnability was poor—users couldn't figure out the interface.
In linguistics, learnability concerns how children acquire language from limited input.
The word applies wherever ease of learning matters: The learnability of this skill makes it ideal for beginners.
Ability to be taught
- educabilityCapacity to be taught
- coachableReceptive to instruction
- receptiveOpen to input
- responsiveQuick to react
amenable · instruction · aptitude · teachable · mentorship · tutoring · scaffolding · curriculum
Ease of interaction quality
- intuitivenessNatural ease of understanding
- accessibilityEase of approach
- simplicityLack of complexity
- clarityState of being understandable
affordance · discoverability · navigability · user-friendly · interface · ergonomics · onboarding · tutorials
Mental understanding of meaning
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- memoryMind's retention capacity
neuroplasticity · perception · reasoning · conceptualization · insight · awareness · cognition · assimilation
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- acuitySharpness of mind or sight
- quicknessState of being fast
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
flexibility · plasticity · receptivity · capacity · potential · talent · giftedness · proficiency
trainability
Ability to be taught
- educabilityCapacity to be taught
- coachableReceptive to instruction
- receptiveOpen to input
responsive · amenable · instruction · aptitude · teachable · mentorship · tutoring · scaffolding · curriculum · pedagogy
usability
Ease of interaction quality
- intuitivenessNatural ease of understanding
- accessibilityEase of approach
- simplicityLack of complexity
clarity · affordance · discoverability · navigability · user-friendly · interface · ergonomics · onboarding · tutorials · feedback
comprehension
Mental understanding of meaning
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- retentionContinued holding or possession
memory · neuroplasticity · perception · reasoning · conceptualization · insight · awareness · cognition · assimilation · absorption
intelligence
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- acuitySharpness of mind or sight
- quicknessState of being fast
adaptability · flexibility · plasticity · receptivity · capacity · potential · talent · giftedness · proficiency · facility
- UX designuser research, wireframing, user experience, user testing, user needs
- trainability traitsteachability, coachability, obedience, docility, receptiveness
- machine learningneural networks, backpropagation, underfitting, CNNs, weights
- system qualitiesreliability, availability, scalability, performance, usability
learnabilitydifficulty
State of being hard
unlearnable · unteachability · impenetrability · inscrutability · intractability
learnabilityincomprehensibility
Being impossible to grasp
unintelligibility · impenetrability · inscrutability · complexity · obscurity
learnabilitysteep learning curve
Difficult initial skill acquisition
barrier to entry · unfriendliness · inaccessibility · obfuscation
learn, learning, learned, learner, learns, learnt, unlearn, relearn, relearning