English Explanatory Dictionary

persistent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
  2. Insistently repetitive.
  3. Indefinitely continuous.
  4. Lasting past maturity without falling off.
  5. Of data or a data structure: not transient or temporary, but remaining in existence after the termination of the program that creates it.
  6. Describing a fractal process that has a positive Brown function
  7. non-transient.

Pronunciation

/pɚˈsɪstənt/ /pəˈsɪstənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-persistent.wav

Word forms

persistent more persistent most persistent

Etymology

From Latin persistentem, present participle of persistō (“continue steadfastly”). By surface analysis, persist + -ent.

Related words

persist persistence persistency persistently

Derived words

antipersistent biopersistent hyperpersistent impersistent non-null persistent nonpersistent null persistent persistent adrenarche syndrome persistent cloaca persistent cookie persistent cross-site scripting persistent depressive disorder persistent genital arousal disorder persistent organic pollutant persistent sexual arousal syndrome persistent truncus arteriosus persistent vegetative state semipersistent
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