moot point vs resolution

moot point

noun
  • An issue that is subject to, or open for, discussion or debate, to which no satisfactory answer is found; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people. 

  • An issue regarded as potentially debatable, but no longer practically applicable. Although the idea may still be worth debating and exploring academically, and such discussion may be useful for addressing similar issues in the future, the idea has been rendered irrelevant for the present issue. 

resolution

noun
  • The act or process of solving; solution. 

  • The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch). 

  • A strong will, determination. 

  • The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc). 

  • The act of discerning detail. 

  • A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting. 

  • The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear. 

  • The degree of fineness of such a separation. 

  • The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; lookup. 

  • The state of being resolute. 

  • The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed. 

  • A statement of intent, a vow 

  • Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made. 

  • In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages. 

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