Definition of "resolution"

resolution

/ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural resolutions
1. A firm decision or an official decision.
2. A strong will, determination.
3. The state of being resolute.
4. A statement of intent, a vow
5. The act of discerning detail.
  Quotations
  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.
  2013 July-August, Fenella Saunders, “Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture”, in American Scientist
6. (computing, photography) 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).
7. (computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
8. (computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; lookup.
9. (mathematics) The act or process of solving; solution.
10. A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
11. (sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
12. (sciences) The degree of fineness of such a separation.
13. (music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
14. (literature) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
15. (medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.