resolution

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner

   I always wrote down New Year's resolutions.

2. 2
   noun

   (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display

   the greater the resolution, the better the picture

3. 3
   noun

   A strong will; the state of being resolute.

   His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.

4. 4
   noun

   A statement of intent, a vow.

   By February, most New Year’s resolutions are forgotten.

5. 5
   noun

   The act of discerning detail.

   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.

6. 6
   noun

   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.

7. 7
   noun

   The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.

   This monitor's maximum resolution is 1600 × 1200.

8. 8
   noun

   The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.

   name resolution

Etymology

Recorded since 1412, as Middle English resolucioun (“dissolution”), either from Anglo-Norman resolucion or directly from Latin resolūtiō (“a loosening, solution”), from resolvō (“to loosen”), itself from the intensive prefix re- + solvō (“to loosen”).