Definition of persistence Persistence

/pɚsɪˈstʌns/ - [persistuns] - per•sis•tence

We found 11 definitions of persistence from 5 different sources.

What does persistence mean?

Noun
persistence - persistent determination
		doggedness, perseverance, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity
		purpose, determination an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"
persistence - the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate"
		perseverance, perseveration
		continuance, continuation the act of continuing an activity without interruption
persistence - the property of a continuous and connected period of time
		continuity
		durability, enduringness, lastingness, strength permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products"

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persistence (Noun)
The property of being persistent.
persistence (Noun)
Of data, continuing to exist after the execution of the program.
persistence (Noun)
Continuation of the previous day's weather particularly temperature and precipitation statistics.

persistence
The capacity of a substance to remain chemically stable. This is an important factor in estimating the environmental effects of substances discharged into the environment. Certain toxic substances (e.g., cyanides) have a low persistence, whereas other less immediately toxic substances (e.g., many organochlorines) have a high persistence and may therefore produce more serious effects.\n(Source: ALL)
persistence
Lasting for a long period, being present for a long period.
persistence
The characteristic of state that outlives the process that created it. This is achieved in practice by storing the state as data in computer data storage.