The researcher's persistence in repeating the experiment eventually revealed a subtle pattern in the data that others had overlooked.
研究者的坚持不懈，通过反复进行实验，最终揭示了其他人忽略的数据中的微妙规律。
Which choice best defines “persistence”?
B — The quality of continuing steadily despite problems or difficulties. “persistence” means the quality of continuing steadily despite problems or difficulties.
Which word means “the quality of continuing steadily despite problems or difficulties”?
C — persistence. “persistence” means the quality of continuing steadily despite problems or difficulties.
persistence — the quality of continuing steadily despite problems or difficulties. In Chinese: 坚持不懈，持续.
persistence is pronounced /pərˈsɪstəns/.
The researcher's persistence in repeating the experiment eventually revealed a subtle pattern in the data that others had overlooked. (研究者的坚持不懈，通过反复进行实验，最终揭示了其他人忽略的数据中的微妙规律。)
tenacity, perseverance, determination — all close in meaning to persistence (the quality of continuing steadily despite problems or difficulties).
giving up, inconstancy — each the opposite of persistence (the quality of continuing steadily despite problems or difficulties).
Yes. persistence is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.