About The Word Resolution
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Resolution
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What's The Definition Of Resolution?
[n] finding a solution to a problem
[n] a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions" [n] the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" [n] analysis into clear-cut components [n] 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" [n] a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote [n] 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" [n] (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord [n] the subsidence of swelling or others signs of inflammation (especially in a lung) [n] the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together [n] (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture Synonyms | Synonyms for Resolution: answer | declaration | firmness | resoluteness | resolve | resolve | resolving | resolving power | result | settlement | solution | solvent | solving Related Terms | Find terms related to Resolution: See Also | adamance | breakdown | bullheadedness | conclusion | deciding | decision | decision | decision making | decisiveness | Declaration of Independence | denouement | determination | determination | diagonalisation | diagonalization | document | factoring | factorisation | factorization | finding | harmony | joint resolution | musical harmony | obduracy | obstinacy | obstinance | papers | partitioning | physical phenomenon | pigheadedness | purpose | remission | remittal | self-command | self-control | self-will | single-mindedness | statement | steadfastness | stubbornness | subsidence | trait | unyieldingness | willpower | written document Resolution In Webster's Dictionary \Res`o*lu"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]solution. L.
resolutio a loosening, solution. See {Resolve}.]
1. The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically:
(a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or
component parts.
(b) The act of analyzing a complex notion, or solving a
vexed question or difficult problem.
The unraveling and resolution of the
difficulties that are met with in the execution
of the design are the end of an action.
--Dryden.
2. The state of being relaxed; relaxation. [Obs.]
3. The state of being resolved, settled, or determined;
firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination.
Be it with resolution then to fight. --Shak.
4. That which is resolved or determined; a settled purpose;
determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the
opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly,
adopted by vote; as, a legislative resolution; the
resolutions of a public meeting.
5. The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought;
conviction; assurance. [Obs.]
Little resolution and certainty there is as touching
the islands of Mauritania. --Holland.
6. (Math.) The act or process of solving; solution; as, the
resolution of an equation or problem.
7. (Med.) A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of
a fever, a tumor, or the like.
8. (Mus.) The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord
by the rising or falling of the note which makes the
discord.
{Joint resolution}. See under {Joint}, a.
{Resolution of a force} or {motion} (Mech.), the separation
of a single force or motion into two or more which have
different directions, and, taken together, are an
equivalent for the single one; -- the opposite of
{composition of a force}.
{Resolution of a nebula} (Astron.), the exhibition of it to
the eye by a telescope of such power as to show it to be
composed of small stars.
Syn: Decision; analysis; separation; disentanglement;
dissolution; resolvedness; resoluteness; firmness;
constancy; perseverance; steadfastness; fortitude;
boldness; purpose; resolve. See {Decision}.
(man(X) => mortal(X)) AND man(socrates). True => man(socrates) A | B | A => B --+---+------- F | F | T F | T | T T | F | F T | T | T A => B == (NOT A) OR B ((NOT man(socrates)) OR mortal(socrates)) AND man(socrates) ((NOT man(socrates)) AND man(socrates)) OR mortal(socrates) AND man(socrates) mortal(socrates) AND man(socrates) |
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