resolution

Noun

1. A firm decision or an official decision.

   Synonyms: disposition disposal determination ruling

   Coordinate Terms: dispensation

2. A strong will; the state of being resolute.
   • His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.

   Synonyms: determination steadfastness obstinacy doggedness conviction insistence pertinacity self-will recalcitrance resolve stubbornness temerity tenacity vehemence intransigence pigheadedness

3. 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.

   Coordinate Terms: promise guarantee

4. The act of discerning detail.
   • The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution,...

   Coordinate Terms: discernment

5. 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.

   Coordinate Terms: granularity

6. The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
   • This monitor's maximum resolution is 1600 × 1200.
7. The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.
   • name resolution
   • link resolution

   Synonyms: lookup

8. The act or process of resolving: solving.
   • Near-synonyms: evaluation, calculation
   • the resolution of an equation

   Synonyms: solution evaluation calculation

   Coordinate Terms: determination

9. M) An exact sequence of modules (or, objects in the same category as M) either terminating in M or such that M is the homology at degree zero. See Resolution (algebra).
10. A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
    • The resolution was passed by a two-thirds majority.

    Coordinate Terms: agreement

11. The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).

    Coordinate Terms: dissolution

12. The degree of fineness of such a separation.