Resolution word meaning and definition

[noun] finding a solution to a problem
[noun] a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions"
[noun] the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
[noun] analysis into clear-cut components
[noun] something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "the finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"
[noun] a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
[noun] 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"
[noun] (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
[noun] the subsidence of swelling or others signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
[noun] the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
[noun] (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture

\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}.
(man(X) => mortal(X)) AND man(socrates).
True => man(socrates)
A | B | A => B --+---+------- F | F | T F | T | T T | F | F T | T | T
A => B == (NOT A) OR B
((NOT man(socrates)) OR mortal(socrates)) AND man(socrates)
((NOT man(socrates)) AND man(socrates)) OR mortal(socrates) AND man(socrates)
mortal(socrates) AND man(socrates)

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