(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"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"

(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

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