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'''Resolution(s)''' may refer to:

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== 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
* [[Spectrometer|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)|''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 [[URL]]s

== Arts and entertainment ==
=== Film and television ===
* [[Resolutions (Star Trek: Voyager)|"Resolutions" (''Star Trek: Voyager'')]], a 1996 second-season episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager''
* [[Resolution (film)|''Resolution'' (film)]], a 2012 horror movie
* [[Resolution (Doctor Who)|"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]]
* [[Contemplation (short story collection)#"Resolutions"|''Resolutions'' (short story)]], a 1911 short story by Franz Kafka
* [[Resolution (Parker novel)|''Resolution'' (Parker novel)]], a 2008 novel by Robert B. Parker, a Western, sequel to ''Appaloosa''
* [[Resolution (Wilson novel)|''Resolution'' (Wilson novel)]], a 2016 work of historical fiction by A. N. Wilson
* ''Resolution'', a 2024 novel by [[Irvine Welsh]]

=== Music ===
* [[Resolution (music)]], the move of a note or chord from dissonance to consonance

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

==== Songs ====
* [[Resolution (Matt Corby song)|"Resolution" (Matt Corby song)]], 2013
* [[Resolution (Nick Lachey song)|"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 2008

== 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)|''Resolution'' (1793 ship)]], an American trading vessel whose crew were massacred in 1794
* [[HMNZS Resolution|HMNZS ''Resolution'']], Royal New Zealand Navy surveillance ship
* [[HMS Resolution|HMS ''Resolution'']], any of several British Royal Navy ships
* [[TIV MPI Resolution|TIV ''Resolution'']], the world's first turbine installation vessel
* [[Resolution-class submarine|''Resolution''-class submarine]], of the British Royal Navy
* [[Resolution (1802 ship)|''Resolution'' (1802 ship)]], a brig built in Spain and launched in 1802
* {{ship|Spanish ironclad|Méndez Núñez}}, a Spanish Navy ship in commission as the screw frigate ''Resolución'' ("Resolution") from 1862 to 1870 prior to her conversion into a armored frigate

== See also ==
* [[Resolve (disambiguation)]]
* [[Resolved (disambiguation)]]

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