persistence

[ 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.

  1. continued existence or occurrence: the persistence of smallpox.

  2. the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed.

Origin of persistence

1
First recorded in 1540–50; persist + -ence
  • Often per·sist·en·cy .

synonym study For persistence

1. See perseverance.

Other words from persistence

  • non·per·sist·ence, noun
  • non·per·sist·en·cy, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for persistence

persistence

persistency

/ (pəˈsɪstəns) /


noun
  1. the quality of persisting; tenacity

  2. the act of persisting; continued effort or existence

  1. the continuance of an effect after the cause of it has stopped: persistence of vision

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