Meaning of PERSISTENCE
| Pronunciation: | | purs'istuns
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- [n] the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate"
- [n] persistent determination
- [n] the property of a continuous and connected period of time
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| | Synonyms: | | continuity, doggedness, perseverance, perseverance, perseveration, persistency, pertinacity, tenaciousness, tenacity |
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| | See Also: | | continuance, continuation, determination, durability, enduringness, lastingness, purpose, strength | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Per*sist"ence\, Persistency \Per*sist"en*cy\, n.
[See {Persistent}.]
1. The quality or state of being persistent; staying or
continuing quality; hence, in an unfavorable sense,
doggedness; obstinacy.
2. The continuance of an effect after the cause which first
gave rise to it is removed; as:
(a) (Physics) The persistence of motion.
(b) (Physiol.) Visual persistence, or persistence of the
visual impression; auditory persistence, etc.
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| | Definition: | | 1. A property of a programming language where created objects and variables continue to exist and retain their values between runs of the program. 2. The length of time a phosphor dot on the screen of a cathode ray tube will remain illuminated after it has been energised by the electron beam. Long-persistence phosphors reduce flicker, but generate ghost-like images that linger on screen for a fraction of a second. |
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| | Definition: | | - The tendency of a pesticide or other chemical to remain active in the environment.
- Ability of an organism to remain in a particular setting for a period of time after it is introduced.
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| | Definition: | | Ability of an organism to remain in a particular setting for a period of time after it is introduced. |
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| | Related Terms: | | abidingness, accordance, adhesiveness, age, antiquity, application, assiduity, assiduousness, bulldog tenacity, bullheadedness, calm, changelessness, cohesiveness, commitment, concentration, consistency, consonance, constancy, continualness, continuance, continuation, continuity, correspondence, course, decidedness, decision, decisiveness, dedication, defeat of time, defiance of time, definiteness, demandingness, determinateness, determination, determinedness, devotion, diligence, diuturnity, dogged perseverance, doggedness, durability, durableness, duration, earnestness, endurance, engrossment, equability, equanimity, equilibrium, evenness, exigency, extension, fidelity, firmness, fixedness, frozenness, gluiness, glutinosity, grit, gumminess, hardening, homogeneity, immobility, immovability, immovableness, immutability, importunacy, importunateness, importunity, indefatigability, industriousness, industry, insistence, insistency, invariability, invariableness, inveteracy, lastingness, lengthening, long standing, longevity, long-lastingness, long-livedness, loyalty, maintenance, monolithism, obduracy, obstinacy, patience, patience of Job, perdurability, perennation, permanence, permanency, perpetualness, perpetuation, perpetuity, perseverance, persistency, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, plodding, pluck, plugging, preoccupation, pressingness, pressure, progress, progression, prolongation, protraction, purpose, purposefulness, pursuance, quiescence, relentlessness, repetition, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, resolvedness, retention, rigidity, run, sedulity, sedulousness, self-will, seriousness, sincerity, single-mindedness, singleness of purpose, slogging, snugness, solidity, stability, stamina, standing, stasis, staying power, steadfastness, steadiness, stickiness, stick-to-itiveness, straight course, stubbornness, survival, survivance, sustained action, sustenance, tackiness, tenaciousness, tenacity, tightness, tirelessness, torpor, total commitment, toughness, unchangeability, unchangingness, uniformity, uninterrupted course, unity, unremittingness, unruffledness, unswerving attention, urgency, viscidity, viscosity, way, will |
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