Persistency

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Persistence \Per*sist"ence\, Persistency \Per*sist"en*cy\, n.
     [See {Persistent}.]
     1. The quality or state of being persistent; staying or
        continuing quality; hence, in an unfavorable sense,
        doggedness; obstinacy.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. The continuance of an effect after the cause which first
        gave rise to it is removed; as:
        (a) (Physics) The persistence of motion.
        (b) (Physiol.) Visual persistence, or persistence of the
            visual impression; auditory persistence, etc.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  persistency
       n : persistent determination [syn: {doggedness}, {perseverance},
            {persistence}, {tenacity}, {tenaciousness}, {pertinacity}]