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Definition of persistence - 5 dictionary results

per⋅sist⋅ence

  [per-sis-tuhns, -zis-]
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–noun
1. the act or fact of persisting.
2. the quality of being persistent: You have persistence, I'll say that for you.
3. continued existence or occurrence: the persistence of smallpox.
4. the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed.
Also, per⋅sist⋅en⋅cy.

Origin:
1540–50; persist + -ence

Synonyms:
1. See perseverance.
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per·sis·tence   (pər-sĭs'təns, -zĭs'-)   
n.  
  1. The act of persisting.
  2. The state or quality of being persistent; persistency.
  3. Continuance of an effect after the cause is removed: persistence of vision.
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Persistence

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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persistence per·sist·ence (pər-sĭs'təns, -zĭs'-)
n.

  1. Continuance of an effect after the cause is removed.
  2. Continuance of a part or an organ, rather than having it disappear in an early stage of development.

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persistence
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.
(1994-11-09)

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