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Persuasive vs. Persistent — What's the Difference?

Persuasive vs. Persistent — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Persuasive and Persistent

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Persuasive

Tending or having the power to persuade
A persuasive argument.

Persistent

Refusing to give up or let go; persevering obstinately.

Persuasive

Able to persuade; convincing.

Persistent

Insistently repetitive or continuous
A persistent honking of car horns.

Persuasive

That which persuades; incitement.
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Persistent

Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time; enduring
Persistent rumors.
A persistent infection.

Persuasive

Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as, persuasive eloquence.

Persistent

(Botany) Lasting past maturity without falling off, as the calyx on an eggplant or the scales of a pine cone.

Persuasive

That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an exhortation.

Persistent

(Zoology) Retained permanently, rather than disappearing in an early stage of development
The persistent gills of fishes.

Persuasive

Tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief;
Persuasive eloquence
A most persuasive speaker

Persistent

Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
She has had a persistent cough for weeks.

Persuasive

Capable of convincing;
A persuasive argument
The evidence is persuasive but not conclusive

Persistent

Insistently repetitive.
There was a persistent knocking on the door.

Persistent

Indefinitely continuous.
There have been persistent rumours for years.

Persistent

(botany) Lasting past maturity without falling off.
Pine cones have persistent scales.

Persistent

(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.

Persistent

(mathematics) Describing a fractal process that has a positive Brown function

Persistent

Non-transient.

Persistent

Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.

Persistent

Remaining beyond the period when parts of the same kind sometimes fall off or are absorbed; permanent; as, persistent teeth or gills; a persistent calyx; - opposed to deciduous, and caducous.

Persistent

Never-ceasing;
The relentless beat of the drums

Persistent

Continually recurring to the mind;
Haunting memories
The cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty

Persistent

Retained; not shed;
Persistent leaves remain attached past maturity
The persistent gills of fishes

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