persistence

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Synonyms: persistency, persistance, persistent, resistence, desistence, impersistence

Antonyms: persistency, persistance, persistent, resistence, desistence, impersistence

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Noun

1. The property of being [[persistent]].
2. {{lb|en|computer science}} Of data, the property of continuing to exist after the termination of the program.
3. {{lb|en|meteorology}} Continuation of the previous day's weather (particularly temperature and precipitation statistics).
4. {{lb|en|mathematics}} The number of times an operation can be iteratively applied to a number before it reaches a permanently constant state.

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