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See also: Resolution and résolution
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Recorded since 1412, as Middle English resolucioun (“dissolution”), either from Anglo-Norman resolucion or directly from Latin resolūtiō (“a loosening, solution”), from resolvō (“I loosen”), itself from the intensive prefix re- + solvō (“I loosen”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/
Audio (General American): (file) - Rhymes: -uːʃən
- Hyphenation: re‧so‧lu‧tion
Noun
[edit]resolution (countable and uncountable, plural resolutions)
- A firm decision or an official decision.
- 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.
- 2013 July-August, Fenella Saunders, “Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture”, in American Scientist:
- 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, resolving incoming images in minute detail.
- (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).
- Printing at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance.
- (computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
- This monitor's maximum resolution is 1600 × 1200.
- (computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; lookup.
- name resolution
- (mathematics) The act or process of solving; solution.
- the resolution of an equation
- (homological algebra, of a given module (or, generally, object in an abelian category) ) An exact sequence of modules (or, objects in the same category as ) either terminating in or such that is the homology at degree zero. See Resolution (algebra).
- A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
- The resolution was passed by a two-thirds majority.
- (sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
- (sciences) The degree of fineness of such a separation.
- (music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
- (literature) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
- (medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.
Synonyms
[edit]- See also Thesaurus:obstinacy
Derived terms
[edit]- affirmative resolution
- alternative dispute resolution
- chiral resolution
- continuing resolution
- Dawes resolution limit
- dispute resolution
- dispute resolution organization
- high-resolution
- low-resolution
- midresolution
- myoresolution
- native resolution
- negative resolution
- ordinary resolution
- Rayleigh's resolution limit
- resolution advisory
- resolutionist
- Sparrow's resolution limit
- special resolution
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]strong will
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state of being resolute
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statement of intent
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act of discerning detail
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computing, photography: degree of fineness of image
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computing: number of pixels in an image as stored or displayed
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computing: process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address
math: act or process of solving
formal statement adopted by an assembly
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science: separation of the constituent parts
science: the degree of fineness of such a separation
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music: progression from dissonance to consonance
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moment when the outcome of action is clear
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Translations to be checked
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]resolution on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Danish
[edit]Noun
[edit]resolution c (singular definite resolutionen, plural indefinite resolutioner)
Declension
[edit]Declension of resolution
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | resolution | resolutionen | resolutioner | resolutionerne |
genitive | resolutions | resolutionens | resolutioners | resolutionernes |
Further reading
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Noun
[edit]resolution
- Alternative form of resolucioun
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