What is persistence of vision?

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Answer 1

persistence of vision is a visual phenomenon where an image is retained in the eye for a short period of time, creating an illusion of continuous motion in film and video.

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Answer 2

Our eye has ability to persist the detail of the object for a time equal to 1/16th seconds after the removal of the object. This time is known as persistence of vision.