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.
The state of being relaxed;
relaxation.
The state of being resolved, settled, or
determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination.
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.
The state of being resolved or firm in
opinion or thought; conviction; assurance.
The act or process of
solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or
problem.
A breaking up, disappearance;
or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like.
The passing of a dissonant
into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which
makes the discord.