dedication vs persistence

dedication

noun
  • The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated. 

  • The deliberate or negligent surrender of all rights to property. 

  • A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection. 

  • A ceremony marking an official completion or opening. 

persistence

noun
  • The property of being persistent. 

  • Continuation of the previous day's weather (particularly temperature and precipitation statistics). 

  • The number of times an operation can be iteratively applied to a number before it reaches a permanently constant state. 

  • Of data, the property of continuing to exist after the termination of the program. 

How often have the words dedication and persistence occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )