Resolution

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Resolution(s) may refer to:

Common meanings

Resolution (debate), the statement which is debated in policy debate
Resolution (law), a written motion adopted by a deliberative body
New Year's resolution, a commitment that an individual makes at New Year's Day
Dispute resolution, the settlement of a disagreement

Science, technology, and mathematics

Mathematics and logic

Resolution (algebra), an exact sequence in homological algebra
Resolution (logic), a rule of inference used for automated theorem proving
Standard resolution, the bar construction of resolutions in homological algebra
Resolution of singularities in algebraic geometry

Measurements

Resolution (audio), a measure of digital audio quality
Resolution (electron density), the quality of an X-ray crystallography or cryo-electron microscopy data set
Angular resolution, the capability of an optical or other sensor to discern small objects
Depositional resolution, the age difference of fossils contained in one stratum
Display resolution, the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed on a display device
- Graphic display resolutions, a list of particular display resolutions
Distance resolution, the minimum distance that can be accurately measured
Image resolution, a measure of the amount of detail in an image
Optical resolution, the capability of an optical system to distinguish, find, or record details
Printing resolution, the number of individual dots a printer can produce within a unit of distance (e.g., dots per inch)
Sensor resolution, the smallest change a sensor can detect in the quantity that it is measuring
Spectral resolution, the capability of an optical system to distinguish different frequencies
Resolution of a spectrometer, the ability to distinguish two close-lying energies (or wavelengths, or frequencies, or masses)
Resolution (chromatography), the separation of peaks in a chromatogram
Resolution (mass spectrometry), the ability to distinguish peaks in a mass spectrum
Spatial resolution, the pixel width on the ground
Temporal resolution, the sampling frequency of a digital audio device
In number storage, the resolution is the reciprocal of the unit in the last place

Other uses in science and technology

Resolution (beam engine), an early steam engine at Coalbrookdale
Chiral resolution, a process in stereochemistry for the separation of racemic compounds into their enantiomers
URL resolution, a process in interpreting URLs

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

"Resolutions" (Star Trek: Voyager), a 1996 second-season episode of Star Trek: Voyager
Resolution (film), a 2012 horror movie
"Resolution" (Doctor Who), a special episode of Doctor Who
Resolution (Boardwalk Empire), an episode of the TV series Boardwalk Empire

Literature and poetry

Resolution (meter), the replacement of one longum with two brevia
"Resolution", a poem by Bertolt Brecht
Resolutions (short story), a 1911 short story by Franz Kafka
Resolution (Parker novel), a 2008 novel by Robert B. Parker, a Western, sequel to Appaloosa
Resolution (Wilson novel), a 2016 work of historical fiction by A. N. Wilson

Music

Resolution (music), the move of a note or chord from dissonance to consonance

Albums

Resolution (38 Special album), 1997
Resolution (BoDeans album), 2004
Resolution (Hamiet Bluiett album), 1977
Resolution (Hidden in Plain View album), 2007
Resolution (Lamb of God album), 2012
Resolution (Andy Timmons album), 2006
Resolution (Andy Pratt album), 1976
Resolutions (album), a 2011 album by Dave Hause
Resolution (EP), a 2013 EP by Matt Corby

Songs

"Resolution" (Matt Corby song), 2013
"Resolution" (Nick Lachey song), a 2006 song by Nick Lachey from What's Left of Me
"Resolution", a John Coltrane (1926–1967) song from A Love Supreme
"Resolution", a Mahavishnu Orchestra song from the album Birds of Fire
"Resolution", by Romantic Mode, the second opening theme for the anime After War Gundam X
"Resolution", by Haruka Tomatsu, the first opening theme for the anime Sword Art Online: Alicization War of Underworld
"The Resolution", a 2008 Jack's Mannequin song from The Glass Passenger

Business and organizations

Corporate resolution, a legal document defining which individuals are authorized to act on behalf of a corporation
Resolution (talent agency), a talent agency in Los Angeles, New York, and Nashville
Resolution Copper, a copper mining project near Superior, Arizona
Resolution Foundation, an independent British think tank established in 2005
Resolution Limited, a Guernsey-based investor in insurance companies
Resolution plc, a defunct manager of in-force UK life funds acquired by Pearl Group in 2008dabr

Places

Resolution, United States Virgin Islands
Resolution Island (Nunavut), in the Arctic region of Canada
Resolution Island, New Zealand, the largest (uninhabited) island in Fiordland, in the southwest of New Zealand
Resolution Island, a fictional island in the novel Brown on Resolution
Fort Resolution, a hamlet in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada

Vessels

Resolution, a Douglas DC-6 aircraft, BCPA Flight 304, which crashed near San Francisco in 1953
Resolution (1793 ship), an American trading vessel whose crew were massacred in 1794
HMNZS Resolution, Royal New Zealand Navy surveillance ship
HMS Resolution, any of several British Royal Navy ships
TIV Resolution, the world's first turbine installation vessel
Resolution-class submarine, of the British Royal Navy
Resolution (1802 ship), a brig built in Spain and launched in 1802