Noun: persistence pu(r)'sis-tun(t)s
- Persistent determination
"The researcher's persistence led to a breakthrough in cancer treatment";
- doggedness, perseverance, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity, pertinaciousness
- The act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behaviour
"his persistence continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate";
- perseverance, perseveration
- The property of a continuous and connected period of time
"The persistence of the company's operations was maintained despite the change in management";
- continuity
Derived forms: persistences
See also: continuous, uninterrupted
Type of: continuance, continuation, determination, durability, enduringness, lastingness, purpose, strength
Encyclopedia: Persistence