resolution

1. (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).Examples: "Printing at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance."countableuncountable

2. (computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.Examples: "This monitor's maximum resolution is 1600 × 1200."countableuncountable

3. (computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.Examples: "name resolution"; "link resolution"Synonyms: lookupcountableuncountable

4. (mathematics) The act or process of resolving: solving.Examples: "Near-synonyms: evaluation, calculation"; "the resolution of an equation"Synonyms: solutioncountableuncountable

5. (homological algebra, of a given module (or, generally, object in an abelian category) M) An exact sequence of modules (or, objects in the same category as M) either terminating in M or such that M is the homology at degree zero. See Resolution (algebra).countableuncountable

6. (sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).countableuncountable