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English
Etymology
Recorded since 1412, as Middle English resolucioun "a breaking into parts", either from Anglo-Norman or directly from Latin resolūtiō (“‘a loosening, solution’”), from resolvere (“‘to loosen’”), itself from the intensive prefix re- + solvere 'to loosen'.
Pronunciation
Noun
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Singular resolution |
Plural resolutions |
resolution (plural resolutions)
- 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.
- (computing) 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 1600x1200.
- A formal statement adopted by an assembly.
- (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.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:obstinacy
Derived terms
Related terms
- resoluble
- resolute
- resolutely
- resoluteness
- resolvable
- resolve
- resolvent
See also
- polygon resolution
- texture resolution
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