Persistent vs. Resilient
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Difference Between Persistent and Resilient
Persistentadjective
Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
She has had a persistent cough for weeks.Resilientadjective
Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic
Persistentadjective
Insistently repetitive.
There was a persistent knocking on the door.Resilientadjective
Returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions.
Persistentadjective
Indefinitely continuous.
There have been persistent rumours for years.Resilientadjective
recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
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Persistentadjective
(botany) Lasting past maturity without falling off.
Pine cones have persistent scales.Resilientadjective
rebounds readily;
clean bouncy haira lively tennis ballas resiliant as seasoned hickoryspringy turfPersistentadjective
(computing) Of data or a data structure: not transient or temporary, but remaining in existence after the termination of the program that creates it.
Once written to a disk file, the data becomes persistent: it will still be there tomorrow when we run the next program.Persistentadjective
(mathematics) Describing a fractal process that has a positive Brown function
Persistentadjective
non-transient.
Persistentadjective
never-ceasing;
the relentless beat of the drumsADVERTISEMENT
Persistentadjective
continually recurring to the mind;
haunting memoriesthe cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beautyPersistentadjective
retained; not shed;
persistent leaves remain attached past maturitythe persistent gills of fishes
