The phrase "pervasive sense" refers to a feeling or impression that is widely present or deeply ingrained in a situation or a person. It suggests that this feeling is dominant, noticeable, and all-encompassing. Full definition
It's driven by a slow, sustained, and deeply pervasive sense of dread that sets your mind racing at every crunch of glass beneath your feet and every distant groan from an unseen enemy. (videogamebroadcasts.com)
This new type of hardware could find a diverse range of applications in pervasive sensing technologies to fuel real - time monitoring in harsh or inaccessible environments; a highly desirable capability for enabling the Internet of Things vision.» (sciencedaily.com)
Lewallen emphasizes on the liberating aspect of California Conceptualism: «There was a collective and pervasive sense of freedom, especially in California, partly because there really was no infrastructure, or much of any kind of critical response, which in some ways worked to the artists» advantage. (curatorsintl.org)