Persistence or Persist may refer to:

Math and computers

Image persistence Image persistence, or image retention, is a phenomenon in LCD and plasma displays where unwanted visual information is shown which corresponds to a previous state of the display. It is the flat-panel equivalent of screen burn-in. Unlike screen ...

, in LCD monitors *

Persistence (computer science) In computer science, persistence refers to the characteristic of State (computer science), state of a system that outlives (persists for longer than) the Process (computing), process that created it. This is achieved in practice by storing the st ...

, the characteristic of data that outlives the execution of the program that created it * Persistence of a number, a mathematical quality of numbers *

Persistent data structure In computing, a persistent data structure or not ephemeral data structure is a data structure that always preserves the previous version of itself when it is modified. Such data structures are effectively immutable, as their operations do not (v ...

, a data structure that always preserves the previous version of itself when it is modified *

Persistent world A persistent world or persistent state world (PSW) is a virtual world which, by the definition given by Richard Bartle, "continues to exist and develop internally even when there are no people interacting with it". The first virtual worlds were ...

, in virtual reality and computer games

Science

* Multidrug tolerance, a dormant, persistent state of a bacterial population *

Persistence (botany) Persistence is the retention of plant organs, such as flowers, seeds, or leaves, after their normal function has been completed, in contrast with the shedding of deciduous organs after their purpose has been fulfilled. Absence or presence of per ...

, describing plant parts that remain attached to the plant after completing their function *

Persistence (discontinuity) Persistence determines the possibilities of relative movement along a discontinuity in a soil or rock mass in geotechnical engineering. Discontinuities are usually differentiated in persistent, non-persistent, and abutting discontinuities (figure ...

, a concept in geotechnical engineering *

Persistence (linguistics) Grammaticalization (also known as grammatization or grammaticization) is a linguistic process in which words change from representing objects or actions to serving grammatical functions. Grammaticalization can involve content words, such as nouns ...

, a principle of grammaticalization *

Persistence (psychology) Persistence is a key personality trait, describing an individual's propensity to remain motivated, resilient, and goal-driven in the face of challenges and difficulties they may encounter whilst carrying out tasks and working towards goals. Identifi ...

, a personality trait *

Persistence of vision Persistence of vision is the optical illusion that occurs when the visual perception of an object does not cease for some time after the Light ray, rays of light proceeding from it have ceased to enter the eye. The illusion has also been descr ...

, a theory on how the illusion of motion in films is achieved *

Persistence forecasting Weather forecasting or weather prediction is the application of science and technology to predict the conditions of the atmosphere for a given location and time. People have attempted to predict the weather informally for thousands of years an ...

, predicting the future to be the same as the present

Other

* ''Persistence'' (log canoe), an 1890s Chesapeake Bay log canoe *

Persist, Oregon Persist is a ghost town in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It lies in the mountains north of Lost Creek Lake on the Rogue River downstream of Prospect. History Persist was so named because the town "persisted" for over a decade ...

, a ghost town in Jackson County, U.S. * ''Persistence'', a 2005 demo by

Konkhra Konkhra is a Danish death metal/extreme metal band formed in Køge in 1989. Initially named Vicious Circle, they changed their name to Konkhra in 1990. Konkhra's back catalog blends death metal, groove metal, mid-tempo, and thrash. The name "Kon ...

* ''The Persistence'', a first-person horror game developed by

Firesprite Firesprite is a British video game developer based in Liverpool. It was established in 2012 by former members of Studio Liverpool. In September 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment, who had been the parent of Studio Liverpool, acquired the comp ...

* ''Persistence'' the rover *

Persist (Java tool) Persist is a Java-based ORM/ DAO tool. It provides only the minimal amount of functionalities necessary to map objects or maps from database queries and to statement parameters. Persist works around a java.sql.Connection object. This means that ...

, a Java-based ORM/DAO tool * "Persistence", a song by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard from '' Omnium Gatherum''

Math and computers

Science

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