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The act, operation, or process of resolving.
Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or
component parts. (b) The act of analyzing a complex notion, or solving
a vexed question or difficult problem. |
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The state of being relaxed; relaxation. |
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The state of being resolved, settled, or determined;
firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination. |
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That which is resolved or determined; a settled
purpose; determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the
opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by
vote; as, a legislative resolution; the resolutions of a public
meeting. |
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The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or
thought; conviction; assurance. |
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The act or process of solving; solution; as, the
resolution of an equation or problem. |
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A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a
fever, a tumor, or the like. |
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The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by
the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord. |