Resolution(s) may refer to:

Common meanings

* Resolution (debate), the statement which is debated in policy debate *

Resolution (law) In law, a resolution is a motion, often in writing, which has been adopted by a deliberative body (such as a corporations' board and or the house of a legislature). An alternate term for a resolution is a ''resolve''. In corporations In corpora ...

, 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 Dispute resolution or dispute settlement is the process of resolving disputes between parties. The term ''dispute resolution'' is '' conflict resolution'' through legal means. Prominent venues for dispute settlement in international law incl ...

, the settlement of a disagreement

Science, technology, and mathematics

Mathematics and logic

Resolution (algebra) In mathematics, and more specifically in homological algebra, a resolution (or left resolution; dually a coresolution or right resolution) is an exact sequence of module (mathematics), modules (or, more generally, of Object (category theory), objec ...

, an exact sequence in homological algebra *

Resolution (logic) In mathematical logic and automated theorem proving, resolution is a rule of inference leading to a refutation-complete theorem-proving technique for sentences in propositional logic and first-order logic. For propositional logic, systematically ...

, a rule of inference used for automated theorem proving *

Standard resolution In mathematics, the bar complex, also called the bar resolution, bar construction, standard resolution, or standard complex, is a way of constructing resolutions in homological algebra. It was first introduced for the special case of algebras o ...

, the bar construction of resolutions in homological algebra *

Resolution of singularities In algebraic geometry, the problem of resolution of singularities asks whether every algebraic variety ''V'' has a resolution, which is a non-singular variety ''W'' with a Proper morphism, proper birational map ''W''→''V''. For varieties ov ...

in algebraic geometry

Measurements

Resolution (audio) In digital audio using pulse-code modulation (PCM), bit depth is the number of bits of information in each sample, and it directly corresponds to the resolution of each sample. Examples of bit depth include Compact Disc Digital Audio, which ...

, a measure of digital audio quality *

Resolution (electron density) Resolution in the context of structural biology is the ability to distinguish the presence or absence of Atom, atoms or groups of atoms in a Biomolecule, biomolecular structure. Usually, the structure originates from methods such as X-ray crystallo ...

, the quality of an X-ray crystallography or cryo-electron microscopy data set *

Angular resolution Angular resolution describes the ability of any image-forming device such as an Optical telescope, optical or radio telescope, a microscope, a camera, or an Human eye, eye, to distinguish small details of an object, thereby making it a major det ...

, 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 display resolution or display modes of a digital television, computer monitor, or other display device is the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It can be an ambiguous term especially as the displayed resoluti ...

, the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed on a display device **

Graphic display resolutions A display resolution standard is a commonly used width and height dimension (display resolution) of an electronic visual display device, measured in pixels. This information is used for electronic devices such as a computer monitor. Certain comb ...

, a list of particular display resolutions * Distance resolution, the minimum distance that can be accurately measured *

Image resolution Image resolution is the level of detail of an image. The term applies to digital images, film images, and other types of images. "Higher resolution" means more image detail. Image resolution can be measured in various ways. Resolution quantifies ...

, a measure of the amount of detail in an image *

Optical resolution Optical resolution describes the ability of an imaging system to resolve detail, in the object that is being imaged. An imaging system may have many individual components, including one or more lenses, and/or recording and display components. E ...

, the capability of an optical system to distinguish, find, or record details *

Printing resolution Dots per inch (DPI, or dpiThe acronym appears in sources as either "DPI" or lowercase "dpi". See "Print Resolution Understanding 4-bit depth – Xerox" (PDF). Xerox.com. September 2012.) is a measure of spatial printing, video or image scanner ...

, the number of individual dots a printer can produce within a unit of distance (e.g.,

dots per inch Dots per inch (DPI, or dpiThe acronym appears in sources as either "DPI" or lowercase "dpi". See "Print Resolution Understanding 4-bit depth – Xerox" (PDF). Xerox.com. September 2012.) is a measure of spatial printing, video or image scanner ...

) *

Sensor resolution A sensor is often defined as a device that receives and responds to a signal or stimulus. The stimulus is the quantity, property, or condition that is sensed and converted into electrical signal. In the broadest definition, a sensor is a devi ...

, the smallest change a sensor can detect in the quantity that it is measuring *

Spectral resolution The spectral resolution of a spectrograph, or, more generally, of a frequency spectrum, is a measure of its ability to resolve features in the electromagnetic spectrum. It is usually denoted by \Delta\lambda, and is closely related to the resolvi ...

, 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) In chromatography, resolution is a measure of the separation of two Summit (topography), peaks of different retention time ''t'' in a chromatogram. Expression Chromatographic peak resolution is given by :R_s = 2\cfrac where tR is the retent ...

, the separation of peaks in a chromatogram *

Resolution (mass spectrometry) In mass spectrometry, resolution is a measure of the ability to distinguish two peaks of slightly different mass-to-charge ratios ''ΔM'', in a mass spectrum. Resolution and resolving power There are two different definitions of resolution and ...

, the ability to distinguish peaks in a mass spectrum *

Spatial resolution In physics and geosciences, the term spatial resolution refers to distance between independent measurements, or the physical dimension that represents a pixel of the image. While in some instruments, like cameras and telescopes, spatial resoluti ...

, the pixel width on the ground *

Temporal resolution Temporal resolution (TR) refers to the discrete resolution of a measurement with respect to time. It is defined as the amount of time needed to revisit and acquire data for exactly the same location. When applied to remote sensing, this amount of ...

, the sampling frequency of a digital audio device * In number storage, the resolution is the reciprocal of the

unit in the last place In computer science and numerical analysis, unit in the last place or unit of least precision (ulp) is the spacing between two consecutive floating-point numbers, i.e., the value the '' least significant digit'' (rightmost digit) represents if it ...

Other uses in science and technology

* ''Resolution'' (beam engine), an early steam engine at Coalbrookdale *

Chiral resolution Chiral resolution, or enantiomeric resolution, is a process in stereochemistry for the separation of racemic mixture into their enantiomers. It is an important tool in the production of optically active compounds, including drugs. Another term wit ...

, a process in stereochemistry for the separation of racemic compounds into their enantiomers * URL resolution, a process in interpreting

URL A uniform resource locator (URL), colloquially known as an address on the Web, is a reference to a resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. A URL is a specific type of Uniform Resource Identi ...

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) Resolution is the metrical phenomenon in poetry of replacing a normally long syllable in the meter with two short syllables. It is often found in iambic and trochaic meters, and also in anapestic, dochmiac and sometimes in cretic, bacchiac, and ...

, the replacement of one longum with two brevia * "Resolution", a poem by

Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...

* ''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 * ''Resolution'', a 2024 novel by

Irvine Welsh Irvine Welsh (born 27 September 1958) is a Scottish novelist and short story writer. His 1993 novel ''Trainspotting (novel), Trainspotting'' was made into a Trainspotting (film), film of the same name. He has also written plays and screenplays, ...

Music

Resolution (music) Resolution in Western tonal music theory is the move of a Musical note, note or chord (music), chord from Consonance and dissonance, dissonance (an unstable sound) to a Consonance and dissonance, consonance (a more final or stable sounding one). ...

, 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 John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the Jazz#Post-war jazz, history of jazz and 20th-century musi ...

(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 is a Japanese actress and singer, employed by Music Ray'n. She received the Rookie of the Year award at the 3rd Seiyu Awards and the Synergy Award at the 9th Seiyu Awards. Tomatsu is known for voicing main heroines as Asuna Yuuki in ''Sword A ...

, 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 corporate resolution is a document issued by a board of directors, outlining a binding corporate action. Resolutions may authorize routine transactions such as opening corporate accounts, or adopting a fictitious business name. Others may be ...

, a legal document defining which individuals are authorized to act on behalf of a corporation *

Resolution (talent agency) Resolution was a talent agent, talent and literary agency with headquarters in Los Angeles, California. It was formed by Jeff Berg, the former chairman of ICM Partners. Resolution represents artists including Lindsay Lohan, Roman Polanski, Molly ...

, a talent agency in Los Angeles, New York, and Nashville * Resolution Copper, a copper mining project near Superior, Arizona *

Resolution Foundation The Resolution Foundation is an independent British think tank established in 2005. Its stated aim is to improve the standard of living of low- to middle-income families. Appointments From 2005 to 2010, Sue Regan served as the chief executive ...

, an independent British think tank established in 2005 * Resolution Limited, a Guernsey-based investor in insurance companies *

Resolution plc Resolution plc was a UK insurance company headquartered in the City of London. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but was acquired by the Pearl Group in May 2008. History Early history ...

, a defunct manager of in-force UK life funds acquired by Pearl Group in 2008

Places

* Resolution, United States Virgin Islands *

Resolution Island (Nunavut) Resolution Island is one of the many uninhabited Arctic Archipelago, Canadian Arctic islands in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut. It is a Baffin Island offshore island located in Davis Strait. It has an area of . The Lower Savage Islands lie betwee ...

, in the Arctic region of Canada *

Resolution Island, New Zealand Resolution Island or Tau Moana ( Māori) is the largest island in the Fiordland region of southwest New Zealand, covering a total of . It is the country's seventh largest island, and the second largest uninhabited island. Resolution Island is s ...

, the largest (uninhabited) island in Fiordland, in the southwest of New Zealand * Resolution Island, a fictional island in the novel ''

Brown on Resolution ''Brown on Resolution'' is a 1929 nautical novel written by C. S. Forester, set during World War I. The hero of the novel, Leading Seaman Albert Brown, is the sole able-bodied survivor of a sunken Royal Navy warship, who single-handedly dela ...

'' *

Fort Resolution Fort Resolution (''Denı́nu Kų́ę́'' (pronounced "deh-nih-noo-kwenh") "moose island place") is a hamlet in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is situated at the mouth of the Slave River, on the shores ...

, 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 * , a Spanish Navy ship in commission as the screw frigate ''Resolución'' ("Resolution") from 1862 to 1870 prior to her conversion into a armored frigate