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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats