resolution

An example of typical resolutions of screens and printers. The resolution of a screen image when printed can only be as high as the resolution supported by the printer itself.

In computing, the number of dots per unit length in which an image can be reproduced on a screen or printer. A typical screen resolution for colour monitors is 72–96 dpi (dots per inch). A laser printer will typically have a printing resolution of 600 dpi, ink-jet printers have a minimum of 300 dpi, and dot matrix printers typically have resolutions from 60 to 180 dpi. Photographs in books and magazines have a resolution of 1,200 dpi or 2,400 dpi.

resolution

In music, a progression from a dissonant harmony to a less dissonant or consonant harmony. For example, in an appoggiatura (a form of melodic ornament), the dissonant melodic note resolves by moving a step lower, thus creating a consonant harmony. Resolving dissonance by moving a step lower is the traditional classical method. During the 19th century composers used other kinds of resolution more frequently than before, such as moving a step higher or sometimes incorporating a leap. Composers of the 20th century often do not require a dissonance to be resolved.

resolution

Formal expression of opinion of a legislative or corporate body. In the House of Commons taxes and duties are introduced as resolutions before being included in the Finance Act. Similarly bills proposing expenditure are initially debated in the form of resolutions.

A resolution also means a formal expression of opinion of any meeting or association of individuals. It is also a formal proposition brought before a public body or meeting for discussion and adoption.