It is not to be confused with Price elasticity of supply. Price elasticity of demand (PED or Ed) is a measure used in economics to show the responsiveness, or elasticity, of the quantity demanded of a good or service to a change in its price, ceteris paribus.
Resolution in western tonal music theory is the move of a note or chord from dissonance (an unstable sound) to a consonance (a more final or stable sounding one).
Noun. 1. decrescendo - (music) a gradual decrease in loudness. diminuendo. softness-a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency; and in softness almost beyond hearing. music-an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.