3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Persistence \Per*sist"ence\, Persistency \Per*sist"en*cy\, n.
[See {Persistent}.]
1. The quality or state of being persistent; staying or
continuing quality; hence in an unfavorable sense
doggedness; obstinacy.
2. The continuance of an effect after the cause which first
gave rise to it is removed; as:
a (Physics) The persistence of motion.
b (Physiol.) Visual persistence, or persistence of the
visual impression; auditory persistence, etc
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
persistence
n 1: the property of a continuous and connected period of time
[syn: {continuity}]
2: persistent determination [syn: {doggedness}, {perseverence},
{persistency}, {tenacity}, {tenaciousness}, {pertinacity}]
3: the act of persevering [syn: {perseverance}, {perseveration}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
persistence
1. A property of a programming language where
created objects and variables continue to exist and retain
their values between runs of the program.
2. The length of time a phosphor dot on the screen
of a {cathode ray tube} will remain illuminated after it has
been energised by the electron beam. Long-persistence
phosphors reduce flicker, but generate ghost-like images that
linger on screen for a fraction of a second
(1994-11-09)
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