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res·o·lu·tion 
[rez-uh-loo-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
[rez-uh-loo-shuhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something. |
| 3. | the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc. |
| 4. | the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose. |
| 5. | the act or process of resolving or separating into constituent or elementary parts. |
| 6. | the resulting state. |
| 7. | 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. |
| 8. | a solution, accommodation, or settling of a problem, controversy, etc. |
| 9. | Music.
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| 10. | reduction to a simpler form; conversion. |
| 11. | Medicine/Medical. the reduction or disappearance of a swelling or inflammation without suppuration. |
| 12. | 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. |
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| res·o·lu·tion
(rěz'ə-lōō'shən) Pronunciation Key
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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resolution
1412, "a breaking into parts," from L. resolutionem (nom. resolutio) "process of reducing things into simpler forms," from pp. stem of resolvere "loosen" (see resolve). Originally sense of "solving" (as of mathematical problems) first recorded 1548, that of "holding firmly" (in resolute) 1533, and that of "decision or expression of a meeting" is from 1604.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| resolution | |
noun | |
| 1. | a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote |
| 2. | the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together [syn: resolving power] |
| 3. | the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" [syn: resoluteness] [ant: irresoluteness] |
| 4. | finding a solution to a problem |
| 5. | something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they 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" [syn: settlement] |
| 6. | analysis into clear-cut components |
| 7. | (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture |
| 8. | the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung) |
| 9. | (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord [ant: preparation] |
| 10. | 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" [syn: solution] |
| 11. | a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions" |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
resolution res·o·lu·tion (rěz'ə-l&oomacr;'shən)
n.
- The subsiding or termination of an abnormal condition, such as a fever or an inflammation.
- The act or process of separating or reducing something into its constituent parts.
- The fineness of detail that can be distinguished in an image, as on a video display terminal.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: res·o·lu·tion
Pronunciation: "re-z&-'lü-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : a formal expression of opinion, will, or intention voted by an official body (as a legislature) or assembled group —see also CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, JOINT RESOLUTION
2 : an expression or document containing authorization usually by a corporate board of directors of a particular act, transaction, agent, or representative resolution authorizing counsel to bind the corporation to a settlement>
Main Entry: res·o·lu·tion
Pronunciation: "re-z&-'lü-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : a formal expression of opinion, will, or intention voted by an official body (as a legislature) or assembled group —see also CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, JOINT RESOLUTION
2 : an expression or document containing authorization usually by a corporate board of directors of a particular act, transaction, agent, or representative resolution authorizing counsel to bind the corporation to a settlement>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This
resolution
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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.
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(1996-02-09)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Resolution
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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