persistence

UK: /pə^rˈsɪstəns/ US: /pɚˈsɪstəns/ ,(pər sis′təns, -zis′-)

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per•sis•tence /pɚˈsɪstəns/   n. [uncountable]

1. the act or fact of persisting.
2. the quality of being persistent:
   She has persistence and won't give up.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

per•sist•ence  (pər sis′təns, -zis′-), n. 

1. the act or fact of persisting.
2. the quality of being persistent:
   You have persistence, I'll say that for you.
3. continued existence or occurrence:
   the persistence of smallpox.
4. the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed.

Also, per•sist′en•cy. 

• persist + -ence 1540–50

Synonyms

• 1. See perseverance. 

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persistence / pəˈsɪstəns/, persistency noun

1. the quality of persisting; tenacity
2. the act of persisting; continued effort or existence
3. the continuance of an effect after the cause of it has stopped