Instance and Resolution

noun

• An occurrence of something.
  • usage: "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"
  • synonyms: case, example
• An item of information that is typical of a class or group.
  • usage: "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
  • synonyms: example, illustration, representative

verb

• Clarify by giving an example of.
  • synonyms: exemplify, illustrate

• (n.) That which is instant or urgent; motive.
• (n.) That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case occurring; an example.
• (n.) Occasion; order of occurrence.
• (n.) The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.
• (v.t.) To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to instance a fact.
• (n.) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
• (v.i.) To give an example.

noun

• A formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote.
  • synonyms: declaration, resolve
• The ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together.
  • synonyms: resolving power
• The trait of being resolute.
  • usage: "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
  • synonyms: resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve
• Finding a solution to a problem.
  • synonyms: solving
• Something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making.
  • usage: "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"
  • synonyms: settlement, closure
• Analysis into clear-cut components.
  • synonyms: resolving
• Computer science. ( the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture)
• The subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung. )
• Music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord. (
• A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem.
  • usage: "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"
  • synonyms: solution, answer, result, solvent
• A decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner.
  • usage: "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions"

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

Resolution is a document that records a decision or action by a Board of Directors, or a bond resolution by a government entity authorizing a bond issue.

(DoD) A measurement of the smallest detail that can be distinguished by a sensor system under specific conditions.
(DoD) A formal expression of an official body such as Congress, the United Nations Security Council, or North Atlantic Treaty Organization North Atlantic Committee that may provide the basis for or set limits on a military operation.