Resolution

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The term Resolution may refer to:

* Resolution (logic), a rule of inference used for automated theorem proving.
* Resolution (law), a written motion adopted by a deliberative body.
* Resolution (music), a technique in music theory.
* Resolution (meter), the replacement of one longum with two brevia
* New Year's resolution
* Resolution, a Douglas DC-6 aircraft, BCPA Flight 304, which crashed near San Francisco in 1953

## Optics and electronics

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* Display resolution, the level of detail on a display device, such as a monitor
* Temporal resolution, for example the sampling frequency of a digital audio device
* Image resolution, the level of detail of an image
* Optical resolution, the capability of an optical system to distinguish, detect, and/or record details
* Angular resolution, the capability of an optical or other sensor to discern small objects
* Sensor resolution
* Spatial resolution, the area on the ground that a single pixel covers.
* Bit resolution, or Bit depth, may refer to Color depth or Audio bit depth
* Printing resolution, the number of individual dots of ink or toner a printer can produce within a unit of distance (e.g., dots per inch)

## Business

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* Corporate resolution, a legal document defining which individuals are authorized to act on behalf of a corporation
* Resolution plc, a major manager of in-force UK life funds, part of the FTSE 100 index
* Resolution copper, a copper mining project in Arizona

## Geography

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* Resolution Island (Nunavut), in the Arctic region of Canada
* Resolution Island, New Zealand

## Naval vessels

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* HMS Resolution, any of several British Royal Navy ships
* HMNZS Resolution (A-14), Royal New Zealand Navy surveillance ship
* Resolution class submarine, British Royal Navy

## Mathematics

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* Injective resolution, mathematical series
* Resolution of singularities in algebraic geometry
* Resolution (logic), a proof calculus for propositional logic and first-order logic.

## Literature

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* The fictitious "Resolution Island" was the setting of the novel Brown on Resolution by C. S. Forester

## Other uses

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* Conflict resolution is the process of attempting to resolve a dispute or a conflict.
* Name resolution, the process of retrieving information from the Domain Name System
* Resolution (electron density), resolution in structural biology

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