persistence
the act or fact of persisting.
the quality of being persistent: You have persistence, I'll say that for you.
continued existence or occurrence: the persistence of smallpox.
the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed.
Origin of persistence
1- Often per·sist·en·cy .
synonym study For persistence
Other words from persistence
- non·per·sist·ence, noun
- non·per·sist·en·cy, noun
Words Nearby persistence
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How to use persistence in a sentence
“I think there are many ways in which the persistence of poverty and lack of robust healthcare institutions in low income countries can be attributed to the behaviors and policies and decisions of larger countries,” Wenner says.
A coronavirus vaccine will save more lives if we share it widely | Kat Eschner | September 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceRenovation will always incur wreckage, but the key is to rebuild smarter each time, to find the path of persistence.
Dawn of the Heliocene - Issue 90: Something Green | Summer Praetorius | September 16, 2020 | NautilusThe first was the persistence and intensity of average temperatures across Siberia this past January to June.
Siberian heat wave that caused an oil spill made more likely by climate change | Carolyn Gramling | August 13, 2020 | Science News For Students“Patterns of synchronous activity have recently been purposed to underlie the persistence of memories over long periods of time,” wrote the team.
Towards ‘Eternal Sunshine’? New Links Found Between Memory and Emotion | Shelly Fan | July 28, 2020 | Singularity HubBy studying the persistence of that information, Hoyal Cuthill and her colleagues formulated hypotheses about how the rangeomorphs changed throughout their lives.
What Is an Individual? Biology Seeks Clues in Information Theory. | Jordana Cepelewicz | July 16, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
They are to face oppression with humble persistence and absolute conviction.
That development enabled the persistence of the accelerating pace that started with biological evolution.
On Transhumanism and Why Technology Is Our Silicon Nervous System | Jason Silva | April 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the arc of his life, we see a man who earned his place in history through struggle and shrewdness; persistence and faith.
Full Text of President Obama's Eulogy for Nelson Mandela | The Daily Beast | December 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBecause the execution seems to just be a matter of persistence and technology.
The dirty little secret here is the persistence of urban poverty.
I particularly dislike the narrowness of his views, and the persistence with which he upholds them.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyHe pointed to a needle that was moving with slow certainty and deadly persistence across a graduated dial.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931 | VariousThe enlargement or persistence of the thymus can be better recognised, and doctors now seldom fail to notice it.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyOnce you have learned it, you are either discouraged or fired anew with the persistence of patience.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonPsychological reasons for the persistence in religion of a Mother Goddess.
Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
British Dictionary definitions for persistence
persistency
/ (pəˈsɪstəns) /
the quality of persisting; tenacity
the act of persisting; continued effort or existence
the continuance of an effect after the cause of it has stopped: persistence of vision
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