persistence

American  

[per-sis-tuhns, -zis-] / pərˈsɪs təns, -ˈzɪs- /

Often persistency

noun

1. the act or fact of persisting.

2. the quality of being persistent.

   You have persistence, I'll say that for you.

3. continued existence or occurrence.

   the persistence of smallpox.

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

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persistence British  

/ pəˈsɪstəns /

noun

1. the quality of persisting; tenacity

2. the act of persisting; continued effort or existence

3. the continuance of an effect after the cause of it has stopped

   persistence of vision

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Related Words

See perseverance.

Other Word Forms

• nonpersistence noun
• nonpersistency noun

Etymology

Origin of persistence

First recorded in 1540–50; persist + -ence

Example Sentences

“It’s more about persistence as a filmmaker and the cinematic approach to the stories and sense of community.”

From Los Angeles Times

Gold’s gains reflect recent developments and stronger-than-anticipated persistence, rather than a reassessment of the underlying narrative, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

That would give greater cause for concern about U.K. inflation persistence, over that of weaker demand, warranting slower withdrawal of monetary-policy restriction, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“In terms of scope, persistence, and success across nations, time periods, and asset classes,” Baltuseen said in an email, “momentum stands out.”

From MarketWatch

Wright says the project continued thanks to the persistence of postdoctoral fellow Xuefei Chen.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• endurance
• grit
• perseverance
• stamina
• tenacity