resolution

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English

Etymology

Recorded since 1412, as Middle English resolucioun (“dissolution”), either from Anglo-Norman resolucion or directly from Latin resolūtiō (“a loosening, solution”), from resolvō (“to loosen”), itself from the intensive prefix re- +‎ solvō (“to loosen”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/
• Rhymes: -uːʃən
• Hyphenation: re‧so‧lu‧tion

Noun

resolution (countable and uncountable, plural resolutions)

1. A firm decision or an official decision.

   Synonyms: disposition, disposal, determination, ruling

   Coordinate term: dispensation

2. A strong will; the state of being resolute.

   Synonyms: determination, steadfastness; see also Thesaurus:obstinacy

3. A statement of intent, a vow.

   Coordinate terms: promise, guarantee

4. The act of discerning detail.

   Coordinate term: discernment
5. (computing, photography) 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).

   Coordinate term: granularity

6. (computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.

7. (computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.

   Synonym: (meaning sense) lookup

8. (mathematics) The act or process of resolving: solving.

   Synonym: solution

   Coordinate term: determination

   Near-synonyms: evaluation, calculation

9. (homological algebra, of a given module (or, generally, object in an abelian category) ${displaystyle M}$) An exact sequence of modules (or, objects in the same category as ${displaystyle M}$) either terminating in ${displaystyle M}$ or such that ${displaystyle M}$ is the homology at degree zero. See Resolution (algebra).
10. A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.

    Coordinate term: agreement

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

    Coordinate term: dissolution

12. (sciences) The degree of fineness of such a separation.
13. (music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
14. (narratology) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.

    Near-synonym: dénouement

15. (medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.

    Holonyms: immunity, recovery, healing

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See also

• polygon resolution
• texture resolution

References

• resolution on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Noun

resolution c (singular definite resolutionen, plural indefinite resolutioner)

1. resolution

Declension

Further reading

• “resolution” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle English

Noun

resolution

1. Alternative form of resolucioun