resolving vs partitioning

resolving and partitioning both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
resolving	Yes	No	No	No
partitioning	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, partitioning is a hypernym of resolving; that is, partitioning is a word with a broader meaning than resolving:

Other hypernyms of resolving include breakdown.

resolving (noun)	partitioning (noun)
analysis into clear-cut components	the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
	an analysis into mutually exclusive categories