In mathematics, resolvent meaning "that which resolves" may refer to: Resolvent formalism in operator theory Resolvent set in operator theory, the set of points where an operator is "well-behaved" in probability theory Resolvent (Galois theory) of an equation for a permutation group, in particular: Resolvent quadratic of a cubic equation Resolvent cubic of a quartic equation
In logic: Resolvent (logic), the clause produced by a resolution In the consensus theorem, the term produced by a consensus in Boolean logic