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Resolution   /rˌɛzəlˈuʃən/   Listen
noun
Resolution  n.  
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."
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."
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."
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.
9.
(Technical) The act of distinguishing between two close but not identical objects, or, when taking a measurement, bbetween two close values of the property measured.
10.
(Technical) A measure of the ability to distinguish between two close but not identical values of the property being measured; it is expressed as the difference in values of a property necessary to make such a distinction; as, a microscope with a resolution of one micron; a thermometer with a resolution of one-tenth of a degree. Also called resolving power.
Joint resolution. See under Joint, a.
Resolution of a force or Resolution of a 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.
Synonyms: Decision; analysis; separation; disentanglement; dissolution; resolvedness; resoluteness; firmness; constancy; perseverance; steadfastness; fortitude; boldness; purpose; resolve. See Decision.





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... first an unfortunate accident turned the scale. A messenger bearing despatches from the Prince of Orange fell into Spanish hands and Don Frederic learned that the sea was to be let in. Motley continues: "The resolution taken by Orange, of which Don Frederic was thus unintentionally made aware, to flood the country far and near rather than fail to protect Alkmaar, made a profound impression upon his mind. It was obvious that he was dealing with a determined leader, and with desperate men. His attempt ...
— A Wanderer in Holland • E. V. Lucas
... and a Tall Hat, said that a demonstration in the Square would, no doubt, be an excellent way of drawing public attention to their wrongs. He advised that when they had succeeded in capturing the Square, they should proceed to pass a resolution calling upon the London County Council to find instant and permanent employment for such Guys as were out of work. (Cheers.) They could do it easily enough if they liked, and he would tell them how. All over London, nay, in the very Square itself, ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 103, November 5, 1892 • Various
... this resolution, he not only continued in the practice of it all his life, but on his death laid the strongest injunctions on his descendants to do so, to the end of ...
— Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World • Anonymous
... there had been vigorous discussion, but the unanimous approval necessary for a return was absent. The unfortunate end of the 1917 football season, however, led to a renewal of the discussion. Eventually the Board in Control passed a resolution giving the Faculty, as represented by the Senate Council, a veto over the actions of the Board. This was eventually approved by the Regents and the way was open to resume athletic relationship with the universities of the West in the ...
— The University of Michigan • Wilfred Shaw
... by their own action; for in 1857 they unanimously adopted the following resolution: "That those moral duties which grow out of the existence of Slavery, as well as those moral evils and vices which it is known to promote and which are condemned in Scripture, and so much deplored by Evangelical Christians, undoubtedly ...
— The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V - Political Essays • James Russell Lowell


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