power /pow·er/ (pou´er)
resolving power
1. capability; potency; the ability to act.
2. a measure of magnification, as of a microscope.
3. the rate at which work is done; symbol P.
4. of a statistical test: the probability of correctly rejecting the null hypothesis when a specified alternative holds true.
defining power the ability of a lens to make an object clearly visible.
resolving power the ability of the eye or of a lens to make small objects that are close together separately visible, thus revealing the structure of an object.
re·solv·ing power (r -z l vng)n. The ability of a lens to distinguish small objects in close proximity. |
resolving power
[rizol′ving]
1 the ability to separate closely migrating substances, as in electrophoresis.
2 the ability to distinguish closely positioned objects as distinct entities.
resolving power
the ability of the eye or of a lens to make small objects that are close together separately visible, thus revealing the structure of an object.
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