Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: resolve, declaration |
2. | resolution - the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together Synonyms: resolving power | |
3. | resolution - the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" | |
4. | resolution - finding a solution to a problem Synonyms: solving | |
5. | resolution - 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"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure" Synonyms: closure, settlement | |
6. | resolution - analysis into clear-cut components Synonyms: resolving | |
7. | resolution - (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture | |
8. | resolution - the subsidence of swelling or others signs of inflammation (especially in a lung) | |
9. | resolution - (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord Antonyms: preparation - (music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord; "the resolution of one dissonance is often the preparation for another disonance" | |
10. | resolution - 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" | |
11. | resolution - a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions" |
RESOLUTION. A solemn judgment or decision of a court. This word is frequently used in this sense, in Coke and some of the more ancient reporters. It also signifies an agreement to a law or other thing adopted by a legislature or popular assembly. Vide Dict. de Jurisp. h.t.
RESOLUTION, Civil law. The act by which a contract which existed and was
good, is rendered null.
2. Resolution differs essentially from rescission. The former
presupposes the contract to have been valid, and it is owing to a cause
posterior to the agreement that the resolution takes place; while
rescission, on the contrary, supposes that some vice or defect annulled the
contract from the beginning. Resolution may be by consent of the parties or
by the decision of a competent tribunal; rescission must always be by the
judgment of a court. 7 Troplong, de la Vente, n. 689; 7 Toull. 551; Dall.
Dict. h.t.
1. | (hardware) | resolution - the maximum number of pixels that can be displayed on a monitor, expressed as (number of horizontal pixels) x (number of vertical pixels), i.e., 1024x768. The ratio of horizontal to vertical resolution is usually 4:3, the same as that of conventional television sets. | |
2. | (logic) | resolution - A mechanical method for proving statements of
first order logic, introduced by J. A. Robinson in 1965.
Resolution is applied to two clauses in a sentence. It
eliminates, by unification, a literal that occurs
"positive" in one and "negative" in the other to produce a new
clause, the resolvent. For example, given the sentence: (man(X) => mortal(X)) AND man(socrates). The literal "man(X)" is "negative". The literal "man(socrates)" could be considered to be on the right hand side of the degenerate implication True => man(socrates) and is therefore "positive". The two literals can be unified by the binding X = socrates. The truth table for the implication function is A | B | A => B --+---+------- F | F | T F | T | T T | F | F T | T | T (The implication only fails if its premise is true but its conclusion is false). From this we can see that A => B == (NOT A) OR B Which is why the left hand side of the implication is said to be negative and the right positive. The sentence above could thus be written ((NOT man(socrates)) OR mortal(socrates)) AND man(socrates) Distributing the AND over the OR gives ((NOT man(socrates)) AND man(socrates)) OR mortal(socrates) AND man(socrates) And since (NOT A) AND A == False, and False OR A == A we can simplify to just mortal(socrates) AND man(socrates) So we have proved the new literal, mortal(socrates). Resolution with backtracking is the basic control mechanism of Prolog. See also modus ponens, SLD Resolution. | |
3. | (networking) | resolution - address resolution. |