Hypertext Webster Gateway: "persistence"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
persistence
n 1: the property of a continuous and connected period of time
[syn: {continuity}]
2: persistent determination [syn: {doggedness}, {perseverance},
{persistency}, {tenacity}, {tenaciousness}, {pertinacity}]
3: the act of persevering [syn: {perseverance}, {perseveration}]
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