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R r - noun resolution a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution. 1
- noun Definition of resolution in Technology 1. (hardware) 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) 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) address resolution. 1
- noun resolution the act of resolving or determining upon an action, course of action, method, procedure, etc. 1
- noun resolution a resolve; a decision or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something. Her resolution to clear her parents' name allowed her no other focus in life. 1
- noun resolution the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose: She showed her resolution by not attending the meeting. 1
- noun resolution the act or process of resolving or separating something into constituent or elementary parts. 1
- noun resolution the resulting state. 1
- noun resolution Optics. the act, process, or capability of distinguishing between two separate but adjacent objects or sources of light or between two nearly equal wavelengths. Compare resolving power. 1
- noun resolution a solution, accommodation, or settling of a problem, controversy, etc. 1
- noun resolution Music. the progression of a voice part or of the harmony as a whole from a dissonance to a consonance. the tone or chord to which a dissonance is resolved. 1
- noun resolution reduction to a simpler form; conversion. 1
- noun resolution Medicine/Medical. the reduction or disappearance of a swelling or inflammation without suppuration. 1
- noun resolution the degree of sharpness of a computer-generated image as measured by the number of dots per linear inch in a hard-copy printout or the number of pixels across and down on a display screen. 1
- noun resolution solution to problem 1
- noun resolution decision 1
- noun resolution by government, committee, etc. 1
- noun resolution computer monitor, TV screen 1
- noun resolution photo 1
- countable noun resolution A resolution is a formal decision taken at a meeting by means of a vote. 0
- countable noun resolution If you make a resolution, you decide to try very hard to do something. 0
- uncountable noun resolution Resolution is determination to do something or not do something. 0
- singular noun resolution The resolution of a problem or difficulty is the final solving of it. 0
- uncountable noun resolution The resolution of an image is how clear the image is. 0
- noun resolution the act or an instance of resolving 0
- noun resolution the condition or quality of being resolute; firmness or determination 0
- noun resolution something resolved or determined; decision 0
- noun resolution a formal expression of opinion by a meeting, esp one agreed by a vote 0
- noun resolution a judicial decision on some matter; verdict; judgment 0
- noun resolution the act or process of separating something into its constituent parts or elements 0
- noun resolution return from a pathological to a normal condition 0
- noun resolution subsidence of the symptoms of a disease, esp the disappearance of inflammation without the formation of pus 0
- noun resolution the process in harmony whereby a dissonant note or chord is followed by a consonant one 0
- noun resolution the ability of a television or film image to reproduce fine detail 0
- noun resolution the act or process of resolving something or breaking it up into its constituent parts or elements 0
- noun resolution the result of this 0
- noun resolution a resolving, or determining; deciding 0
- noun resolution the thing determined upon; decision as to future action; resolve 0
- noun resolution a resolute quality of mind 0
- noun resolution a formal statement of opinion or determination adopted by an assembly or other formal group 0
- noun resolution a solving, as of a puzzle, or answering, as of a question; solution 0
- noun resolution that part of a play, novel, etc. in which the plot is explained or made clear 0
- noun resolution the subsidence or disappearance of swelling, fever, or other manifestation of disease 0
- noun resolution the passing of a dissonant chord (or tone in a chord) to a consonant chord (or tone) 0
- noun resolution a chord or tone to which such passing occurs 0
- noun resolution the capability of an optical system, or other imaging system, of making clear and distinguishable the separate parts or components of an object 0