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resolution

resolution

6 4.5
Separating something into simple parts to study it
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛzəˈluːʃən/
translation icon : descomposición
  • During the project, we reached a resolution by breaking the complex task into smaller, more manageable parts.

Therefore, the level of dexterity and resolution with which we should be looking for problems has to become increasingly fine as well.

Examples

  • In science class, the teacher explained the process of resolution, emphasizing how to analyze data effectively.

  • The resolution of the issue came after we carefully examined all the individual components involved.

  • What kind of resolution can you get with this?

  • However, I do feel let down by their resolution of the story in this episode.

    Blog text (4)
  • My thesis is that doubt finds its resolution more in the "why" of faith than in the "what."

    Academic text (2008)
  • What does popular education have to offer toward the resolution of this dilemma?

    Academic text (2011)
  • A good story has certain characteristics, such as a setting, a conflict, a resolution, and specific cohesive devices.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Since then there have been suggestions that Parliament's role should be formalized either through a resolution or through legislation.

  • Their readership in journals such as The Journal of Conflict Resolution has also fallen off noticeably.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

deconstruction
vsresolution
1 7.6

A way of studying something by breaking it into parts

is more general focusing on clear distinct components for examination
disambiguation
vsresolution
1 7.5

To make something clear by removing confusion about its meaning

focuses on splitting into parts rather than only removing ambiguity
resolving
vsresolution
6.1

To break something into clear parts to make it easier to study

is the same process but used as a noun

Antonyms

389 1.8

A time when things are not organized and people do not know what to think or do

Compounds

high-resolution
  • Specialized
22 3.8

A picture or screen that shows very clear, sharp detail

low-resolution
  • Specialized
4 4.6

Showing pictures with few details that look blocky

3 7.2

A decision passed by both houses that becomes law when the president signs it or a veto is rejected

How Detailed

decomposition
  • Specialized
1 7.4
analysis
3.4
resolution
6 4.5
summary
3.3
overview
74 3.8

Surface Forms

resolution singular
resolutions plural

Morphology

resolution = resolve (transparent) = resolut + ion

The process of breaking down into parts is a clear derivation from 'resolve'.

Etymology

Resolution comes from the Latin parts re- ('back') and solvere ('to loosen'), the same root as solve and solution. So a 'resolution' in analysis is the act of 'loosening' something into parts to study it more clearly.