persistent vs relentless

persistent

adj
  • Indefinitely continuous. 

  • Of data or a data structure: not transient or temporary, but remaining in existence after the termination of the program that creates it. 

  • Describing a fractal process that has a positive Brown function 

  • Lasting past maturity without falling off. 

  • non-transient. 

  • Obstinately refusing to give up or let go. 

  • Insistently repetitive. 

relentless

adj
  • Unremitting, steady and persistent. 

  • Unrelenting or unyielding in severity. 

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