Associations to the word «Persistence»

Wiktionary

PERSISTENCE, noun. The property of being persistent.
PERSISTENCE, noun. (computer science) Of data, continuing to exist after the execution of the program.
PERSISTENCE, noun. (meteorology) Continuation of the previous day's weather (particularly temperature and precipitation statistics).
PERSISTENCE HUNTING, noun. A type of hunting where the predator uses a combination of running and tracking to pursue the prey to exhaustion.

Dictionary definition

PERSISTENCE, noun. The property of a continuous and connected period of time.
PERSISTENCE, noun. Persistent determination.
PERSISTENCE, noun. The act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky