resolution
n. C / Un. a firm decision to do or not do something. It also describes the sharpness and detail of an image on a screen or in a photo.
n. a firm expression of intent or a formal decision made by a deliberative body. In technical contexts, it refers to the degree of detail visible in an image or the number of pixels displayed on a screen.
My New Year's resolution is to exercise every morning.
The committee passed a formal resolution to increase the budget for local park maintenance next year.
While the photographer praised the camera's high resolution, the editor noted that the resolution of the underlying conflict in the narrative felt rushed and unearned.
Recorded since 1412, as Middle English resolucioun (“dissolution”), either from Anglo-Norman resolucion or directly from Latin resolūtiō (“a loosening, solution”), from resolvō (“to loosen”), itself from the intensive prefix re- + solvō (“to loosen”).
Countable when referring to a decision or a formal vote; uncountable when referring to the quality of digital displays or the general process of solving a problem.
The screen has a high resolutionsThe screen has a high resolutionWhen referring to image quality or pixel density, the word is uncountable and should not be pluralized.