Resolution
WordNet
noun
(1) Finding a solution to a problem
(2) A decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
"He always wrote down his New Year's resolutions"
(3) The trait of being resolute
"His resoluteness carried him through the battle"
"It was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
(4) Analysis into clear-cut components
(5) Something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
"The finally reached a settlement with the union"
"They never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"
"He needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"
(6) A formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
(7) A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
"They were trying to find a peaceful solution"
"The answers were in the back of the book"
"He computed the result to four decimal places"
(8) (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
(9) The subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
(10) The ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
(11) (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
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Etymology
Recorded since 1412, as resolucioun "a breaking into parts", either from or directly from , from , itself from the intensive prefix re- + solvere 'to loosen'.
Noun
- A strong will, determination.
- The state of being resolute.
- His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.
- A statement of intent, a vow
- By February, most New Year's resolutions are forgotten.
- My resolution is to cut back on the fast food this year.
- The act of discerning detail.
- The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
- Printing at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance.
- The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
- This monitor's maximum resolution is 1600x1200.
- A formal statement adopted by an assembly.
- The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
- The degree of fineness of such a separation.
- Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
- The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.