resolving power
noun
1
: the ability of an optical system to form distinguishable images of objects separated by small angular distances
2
: the ability of a photographic film or plate to reproduce the fine detail of an optical image
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The camera, together with the telescope’s optics, will have enough resolving power to see an object the size of a golf ball 15 miles away—or, equivalently, an object the size of the White House on the moon.
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Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
The lens' resolving power suffers (especially at long focal lengths) because its optics aren't made for a small sensor.
—PCMAG, 1 Feb. 2024
The farther apart two dishes are, the better the resolving power of that array.
—Erika K Carlson, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2019
In this way, the electron energy sets the maximum resolving power of a deep inelastic scattering experiment.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
These Olympus 10x25 offer a great compromise between resolving power, weight, and price.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2022
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Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
The lens' resolving power suffers (especially at long focal lengths) because its optics aren't made for a small sensor.
—PCMAG, 1 Feb. 2024
The farther apart two dishes are, the better the resolving power of that array.
—Erika K Carlson, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2019
In this way, the electron energy sets the maximum resolving power of a deep inelastic scattering experiment.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
These Olympus 10x25 offer a great compromise between resolving power, weight, and price.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2022
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“Resolving power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resolving%20power. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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