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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