English Dictionary

persistency

/pəˈsɪst(ə)nsi/

noun

(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being persistent. / (countable) A measure of how much something persists.

The persistency of the student paid off when he finally passed the exam.

意味（1）

(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being persistent.

By this hand thou, thinkeſt me as farre in the diuels booke, as thou and Falſtaffe, for obduracie and perſiſtancie, let the end trie the man, …

意味（2）

(countable) A measure of how much something persists.

The table shows that three-year persistencies range from 89.6 per cent with Standard Life (this means only 10 per cent of plans have lapsed after three years) to 58.9 per cent with Sun Life (almost 40 per cent of plans lapse after three years).