Look up: persistence

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   Persistence
   Continuation of existing conditions. When a physical parameter varies slowly, the best prediction is often persistence.
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   Persistence
   Refers to the length of time a compound stays in the environment, once introduced. A compound may persist for less than a second or indefinitely.
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   Persistence
   Ability of an organism to remain in a particular setting for a period of time after it is introduced.
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   Persistence
   The relative term applied to chemicals or microbial insecticides that remain active for a long period of time after application. With chemicals, persistence is due to low volatility and chemical stability. Certain organochlorine insecticides are highly persistent. With reference to a disease agent, one that remains in a virulent state in the vector's system for more than 100 hs or the lifetime of the vector.
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   Persistence
   is the word used for chemicals that do not break down very easily and remain persistent (in one form or another) in the environment
   Found on http://www.epaw.co.uk/EPT/glossary.html
   
   
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   Persistence
   Stability of chemical compounds in the environment. Persistence is an important negative criterion in the ecological assessment of chemicals.
   Found on http://www.eurochlor.org/mainglossary
   
   
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   persistence
   Attribute of a substance that describes the length of time that the substance remains in a particular environment before it is physically removed or chemically or biologically transformed.
   Found on http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/iupacgloss
   
   
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   persistence
   1. (programming) A property of a programming language where created objects and variables continue to exist and retain their values between runs of the program. 2. (hardware) 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 red...
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   persistence
   the property of a substance to remain chemically unchanged in an environmental compartment; this characteristic is partly a result of the longevity of pesticide for it takes time to pass from insect to insect to songbird to falcon Category: Environment • the continuation of luminance after the excitation has been reduced or removed Category: Electrical engineering and energy &bu...
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    persistence
    (1) The tendency of a cell to continue moving in one direction: an internal bias on the random walk behaviour that cells exhibit in isotropic environments. (2) Of viruses that persist in a cell population, animal, plant or population for long periods often in a non-replicating form, by such strategies as integration into host DNA, immunological suppression, or mutation into forms with slow replication.
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    persistence
    1. The tendency of a cell to continue moving in one direction: an internal bias on the random walk behaviour that cells exhibit in isotropic environments. ... 2. Of viruses that persist in a cell population, animal, plant or population for long periods often in a nonreplicating form, by such strategies as integration into host DNA, immunological sup ...
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    Persistence
    `Persistence` may refer to: * Persistence (computer science), the characteristic of data that outlives the execution of the program that created it * Persistence of a number, a mathematical quality of numbers * Image persistence, in LCD monitors * Inflation persistence, in economics `Persistence` may also be used for: * A measure of how long a CRT monitor's phosphors glow after they have been struck by electrons
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    Persistence
    • (n.) Alt. of Persistency
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
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    persistence
    (from the article `weather forecasting`) Persistence (warm summers follow warm springs) or anti-persistence (cold springs follow warm winters) also were used, even though, strictly speaking, ...
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    persistence
    persistence 1. The quality of continuing steadily despite problems or difficulties. 2. To go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warnings.
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    persistence
    Obstinate continuation of characteristic behavior, or of existence in spite of treatment or adverse environmental conditions. [L. persisto, to abide, stand firm]
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    Persistence
    The condition of enduring in time, with or without change. -- R.B.W.
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