persistence

  • 41persistence — per sist·ence || pÉ™r sɪstÉ™ns /pÉ™ n. diligence, perseverance; tenacity, stubbornness; continuation …

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  • 42persistence — n.; (also persistency) 1. See perseverance. 2. Obstinacy, contumacy, doggedness, stubbornness, perverseness, pertinacity, obduracy, headiness, pig headedness. 3. Continuance, continuation …

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  • 43persistence — noun See perseverance …

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  • 44persistence — n 1. steadfastness, perseverance, continuance, endurance, abidingness, patience; stamina, indefatigableness, backbone, courage, grit, pluck. See perseverance(def. 1). 2. resolve, determination, purposiveness, pur posefulness, decision,… …

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  • 45persistence — per·sist·ence …

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  • 46persistence — noun Syn: perseverence, tenacity, determination, staying power, endurance, doggedness, stamina; informal stickability; N.Amer.; informal stick to it iveness …

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  • 47persistence — per•sist•ence [[t]pərˈsɪs təns, ˈzɪs [/t]] also per•sist′en•cy n. 1) the act or fact of persisting 2) the quality of being persistent • Etymology: 1540–50; < LLpersistentia; see persist, ence syn: See perseverance …

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  • 48persistence — /pəˈsɪstəns/ (say puh sistuhns) noun 1. the action or fact of persisting. 2. the quality of being persistent. 3. continued existence or occurrence. 4. the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed, especially the short term tendency of… …

  • 49persistence — Ability of an organism to remain in a particular setting for a period of time after it is introduced …

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  • 50persistence — noun 1. the property of a continuous and connected period of time (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑continuity • Derivationally related forms: ↑persistent, ↑continuous (for: ↑continuity) …

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