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persistence
per·sis·tence P0208100 (pər-sĭs′təns)n.1. The act of persisting.2. The state or quality of being persistent; persistency.3. Continuance of an effect after the cause is removed: persistence of vision.persistence (pəˈsɪstəns) or persistencyn1. the quality of persisting; tenacity2. the act of persisting; continued effort or existence3. the continuance of an effect after the cause of it has stopped: persistence of vision. per•sist•ence (pərˈsɪs təns, -ˈzɪs-) also per•sist′en•cy, n. 1. the act or fact of persisting. 2. the quality of being persistent. [1540–50; < Late Latin persistentia; see persist, -ence] syn: See perseverance. Persistence of parents—Lipton, 1970.Persistence See Also: CLINGING, PURPOSEFULNESS - As headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile —Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- (Sorrow) as nagging as envy —Karl Shapiro
- (The name was becoming) a teasing obsession, like a tune —Wilfrid Sheed
- Dogged as a turtle crossing a road —Marge Piercy
- Hold on with a bulldog grip —Abraham Lincoln
From a telegram to General Grant, August 1864. - I’m like a terrier pup. Somebody tells me to do something and it gets done —Sue Grafton
- Insistent as a baby’s cry at feeding time —Anon
- Insistent as remorse —Victor Hugo
- Jabs like a prizefighter (at their feelings about each other) —Linda Barret Osborne, reviewing a novel in New York Times, August 31, 1986
- Obstinate as a Hindu woman contemplating suttee —Frank Swinnerton
- Obstinate as death —John Dryden
- Persistent annoyance, like the rough place on a tooth —David R. Slavitt
- Persistent as a bulldog —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
- Persistent as a fly on a hound’s nose —Harold Adams
- Persistent as a nagging backache —Anon
- (Ugly and) persistent as pain —Carlos Baker
- Persist … like a terrier with a rat … she wouldn’t let go, come hell or high water —James Reeve
- Prevail like the false pig in Aesop —G. K. Chesterton
- Relentless as decay —Joseph Wambaugh
- Relentless as a nagging tongue —Anon
- Relentless as a windshield wiper —Anon
- Skin … as thick as his wallet —Jane Gross, New York Times, August 22, 1986
The man with the thick skin and wallet is Abraham Hirshfeld, who ran a persistent campaign for the New York State governorship despite many insults and putdowns. - Stick to it, like salmon swimming upstream —Anon
- Stubborn and hardy as a rubber mat —Marge Piercy
- (Death bugs me) as stubborn as insomnia —Anne Sexton
- Tenacious as remorse —Vincente Blasco-Ibâñez
- The thought … unable to move [out of his head] as a jellyfish fixed on the sand —Norman Mailer
- Tug at … like a robin with a worm —T. Coraghessan Boyle
- You’re like a train; nothing will turn you when you get started —Joyce Cary
ThesaurusNoun | 1. | persistence - the property of a continuous and connected period of timecontinuitydurability, enduringness, lastingness, strength - permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force; "they advertised the durability of their products" | | 2. | persistence - persistent determination doggedness, perseverance, persistency, pertinacity, tenaciousness, tenacitydetermination, purpose - the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose" | | 3. | persistence - the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate"perseverance, perseverationcontinuance, continuation - the act of continuing an activity without interruption |
persistencenoun determination, resolution, pluck, stamina, grit, endurance, tenacity, diligence, perseverance, constancy, steadfastness, doggedness, pertinacity, indefatigability, tirelessness Skill comes only with practice, patience and persistence.persistencenoun1. The state or quality of being insistent:insistence, insistency, perseverance, persistency.2. Uninterrupted existence or succession:continuance, continuation, continuity, continuum, duration, endurance, persistency.Translationspersist (pəˈsist) verb to keep doing, thinking etc in spite of opposition or difficulty; to continue asking, persuading etc. It will not be easy but you will succeed if you persist; He didn't want to tell her, but she persisted (in asking). 堅持,持續 坚持perˈsistent adjectiveShe was persistent in her demands/denials; persistent questions. 堅持的,持續的 坚持的perˈsistently adverb 堅持不放棄地,持續不斷地 坚持不放弃地,持续不断地 perˈsistence noun 持久 持久
persistence
persistence[pər′sis·təns] (electronics) A measure of the length of time that the screen of a cathode-ray tube remains luminescent after excitation is removed; ranges from 1 for short persistence to 7 for long persistence. A faint luminosity displayed by certain gases for some time after the passage of an electric discharge. (meteorology) With respect to the long-term nature of the wind at a given location, the ratio of the magnitude of the mean wind vector to the average speed of the wind without regard to direction. Also known as constancy; steadiness. persistence (programming)A property of a programming language wherecreated objects and variables continue to exist and retaintheir values between runs of the program.persistence (hardware)The length of time a phosphor dot on the screenof a cathode ray tube will remain illuminated after it hasbeen energised by the electron beam. Long-persistencephosphors reduce flicker, but generate ghost-like images thatlinger on screen for a fraction of a second.persistence(1) In a CRT, the time a phosphor dot remains illuminated after being energized. Long-persistence phosphors reduce flicker, but generate ghost-like images that linger on screen for a fraction of a second.
(2) In object technology, the storage of an object on a permanent storage device such as a disk or SSD. See persistent data and persistent name.persistence
per·sis·tence (per-sis'tĕnts), Obstinate continuation of characteristic behavior, or of existence despite treatment or adverse environmental conditions. [L. persisto, to abide, stand firm] per·sis·tence (pĕr-sis'tĕns) 1. Obstinate continuation of characteristic behavior. 2. Survival despite opposition or adverse environmental conditions. [L. persisto, to abide, stand firm]persistence the period of time between a virus being acquired by a VECTOR and its being transferred to a new host.Patient discussion about persistenceQ. Have you ever heard that vaccines cause autism? If so why such thought persist? Hi my new friends! Hope you are all in good health! Have you ever heard that vaccines cause autism? If so why such thought persist? I look forward to reading all of your answers tomorrow.A. Yes I heard about that and avoided being injected sometimes. This belief persists because signs of autism may appear around the same time that children receive the vaccine that prevents measles, mumps and rubella, and some parents worry that the vaccine caused the autism. Q. Can lung cancer be diagnosed on behalf of persistent cough? My father is a heavy smoker. He smoked for all his adult life and he never stopped. In the last few weeks he started to have persistent cough attacks. Can those attacks be the first sign of lung cancer?A. Smoking can damage the lung in many ways. The fact that someone that is a smoker is suffering from chronic cough doesn't mean that he is suffering from lung cancer. To get a cretin diagnosis you will have to do a chest X-ray. here is a X-ray with the lesion that might be an actual lung cancer http://www.e-radiography.net/technique/chest/cxreval20.jpg Q. Headache that won’t go away. Help! Hi, I’m 47 years old man, working as accountant. Yesterday afternoon, I came back home, and after some time I started to feel headache that still going. Is it dangerous? Is it possible I have something like bleeding? I wasn’t hit or injured in anyway in my head before this headache appearedA. There are two types of headaches: primary headaches and secondary headaches. Primary headaches are not associated with (caused by) other diseases. Examples of primary headaches are migraine headaches, tension headaches, and cluster headaches. Secondary headaches are caused by associated disease. The associated disease may be minor or serious and life threatening. Tension headaches are the most common type of primary headache. Tension headaches are more common among women than men. Migraine headaches are the second most common type of primary headache. Secondary headaches have diverse causes, ranging from serious and life threatening conditions such as brain tumors, strokes, meningitis, and subarachnoid hemorrhages to less serious but common conditions such as withdrawal from caffeine and discontinuation of analgesics. http://www.medicinenet.com/headache/article.htm In any case if your headache continues you should see your doctor immediately. Hope this helps. More discussions about persistencepersistence
Synonyms for persistencenoun determinationSynonyms- determination
- resolution
- pluck
- stamina
- grit
- endurance
- tenacity
- diligence
- perseverance
- constancy
- steadfastness
- doggedness
- pertinacity
- indefatigability
- tirelessness
Synonyms for persistencenoun the state or quality of being insistentSynonyms- insistence
- insistency
- perseverance
- persistency
noun uninterrupted existence or successionSynonyms- continuance
- continuation
- continuity
- continuum
- duration
- endurance
- persistency
Synonyms for persistencenoun the property of a continuous and connected period of timeSynonymsRelated Words- durability
- enduringness
- lastingness
- strength
noun persistent determinationSynonyms- doggedness
- perseverance
- persistency
- pertinacity
- tenaciousness
- tenacity
Related Wordsnoun the act of persisting or perseveringSynonyms- perseverance
- perseveration
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