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persistence Definition

per·sist·ence (pər sistəns, -zist-)

noun

  1. the act of persisting; stubborn or enduring continuance
  2. the quality of being persistent; tenacity
  3. the continuance of an effect after the removal of its cause persistence of vision causes visual impressions to continue upon the retina for a brief time

Etymology: Fr persistance

persistence Synonyms

persistence

n.

steadfastness, tenacity, constancy, indefatigability, resolution, grit, stamina, pluck; see also endurance 2.

Antonyms indifference*, indolence*, idleness.

persistence Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • DNA: They looked for persistence of transgenic DNA and for horizontal gene transfer of transgenic DNA into soil bacteria [ 47 ] .
  • poverty: The Joseph Rowntree Foundation publishes a report finding evidence of significant persistence of poverty from teenhood to early thirties.
  • symptom: Lack of symptoms, persistence of symptoms and side-effects were the major reasons given for discontinuation of medications.
  • vision: This depth of feeling is like the persistence of vision, scanning us into every flash story.
  • infection: Currently, the most important aspect of this problem seems to be persistence of infection at the breeder level.

Converse of object

  • explain: How can we explain the persistence of this banal idea?
  • demonstrate: There is, however, a more profound sense in which they demonstrate the persistence of a romantic esthetic and indeed ethic today.
  • implement: Section 6.16 describes how to implement polymorphic persistence in the classes that you create by inheriting from RWCollectable.

Adjective modifier

  • dogged: But full marks to Smith for dogged persistence in the face of overwhelming contrary evidence.
  • isomorphic: We call the type of persistence provided by RWCollectable polymorphic persistence, and recognize it as a superset of isomorphic persistence.
  • polymorphic: In order to provide polymorphic persistence, a class must have a unique, unchanging identifier.
  • sheer: The award for sheer persistence goes to Paul Simons, who is author of the daily Weather Eye column in The Times.
  • viral: The question raised then is what is meant by viral persistence?
  • considerable: There is usually considerable persistence of creeping buttercup seed in soil under grassland.

Modifies a noun

  • delegate: Returns: The persistence delegate for this type of object.
  • none: Persistence None Public Typedefs typedef T key_type; typedef T value_type; / / or.. .
  • layer: However to get any benefit from extra features would mean also changing the persistence layer.
  • mechanism: The persistence mechanism determines the object type at run time by examining the class ID that was stored with the object.

Noun used with modifier

  • lactase: The environmental changes that led to a selection for lactase persistence especially in Northwestern Europeans is my main interest.
  • inflation: The third stability measure suggests that inflation persistence in the United Kingdom has been the exception, not the rule.