Resolution vs. Definition
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A strong will, determination.
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The state of being resolute.
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A statement of intent, a vow
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The act of discerning detail.
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(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).
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(computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
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(computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; lookup.
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(math) The act or process of solving; solution.
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A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
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(sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
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(sciences) The degree of fineness of such a separation.
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(music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
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(literature) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
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(medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.
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The act, operation, or process of resolving.
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The state of being relaxed; relaxation.
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The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination.
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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.
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The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance.
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The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem.
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A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like.
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The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord.
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The act of distinguishing between two close but not identical objects, or, when taking a measurement, bbetween two close values of the property measured.
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a measure of the ability to distinguish between two close but not identical values of the property being measured; it is expressed as the difference in values of a property necessary to make such a distinction; as, a microscope with a resolution of one micron; a thermometer with a resolution of one-tenth of a degree. Also called resolving power.
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a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
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the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
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the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose;
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finding a solution to a problem
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something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making;
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analysis into clear-cut components
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(computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
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the subsidence of swelling or others signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
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(music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
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a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem;
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a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner;
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a firm decision to do or not to do something
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a formal expression of opinion or intention agreed on by a legislative body or other formal meeting, typically after taking a vote
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the quality of being determined or resolute
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the action of solving a problem or contentious matter
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the passing of a discord into a concord during the course of changing harmony
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the disappearance of a symptom or condition
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the process of reducing or separating something into constituent parts or components.
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the replacing of a single force or other vector quantity by two or more jointly equivalent to it.
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the smallest interval measurable by a telescope or other scientific instrument; the resolving power.
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the degree of detail visible in a photographic or television image
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the conversion of something abstract into another form
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the substitution of two short syllables for one long one.
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A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol (dictionary definitions).
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A statement expressing the essential nature of something; formulation
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The action or process of defining.
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The act of defining; determination of the limits.
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A product of defining.
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The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.
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Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.
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Clarity, especially of musical sound in reproduction.
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Sharp demarcation of outlines or limits.
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(bodybuilding) The degree to which individual muscles are distinct on the body.
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(programming) A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
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(mathematics) A statement that establishes the referent of a term or notation.
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The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition.
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Act of ascertaining and explaining the signification; a description of a thing by its properties; an explanation of the meaning of a word or term; as, the definition of "circle;" the definition of "wit;" an exact definition; a loose definition.
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Description; sort.
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An exact enunciation of the constituents which make up the logical essence.
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Distinctness or clearness, as of an image formed by an optical instrument; precision in detail.
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a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
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clarity of outline;
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a statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary
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an exact statement or description of the nature, scope, or meaning of something
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the action or process of defining something
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the degree of distinctness in outline of an object, image, or sound
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the capacity of a device to make images distinct in outline
Definition
A definition is a statement of the meaning of a term (a word, phrase, or other set of symbols). Definitions can be classified into two large categories, intensional definitions (which try to give the sense of a term) and extensional definitions (which try to list the objects that a term describes).
