Beginner's luck refers to the phenomenon of novices experiencing a disproportionate frequency of success or succeeding against an expert in a given activity. One would expect experts to outperform novices; when the opposite happens, it is counter-intuitive, hence the need for a term to describe this phenomenon.
Beginner's luck refers to the phenomenon of novices experiencing a disproportionate frequency of success or succeeding against an expert in a given activity. One would expect experts to outperform novices; when the opposite happens, it is counter-intuitive, hence the need for a term to describe this phenomenon.
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