The finest moments of time that can be perceived in a particular system. It is not the same as dynamic resolution, which is spatial resolution when an image is changing. As an example, suppose a spoked wheel is turning. If the spokes are a blur when the wheel is not turning, the system has poor static resolution; if they are clear, it has good static resolution (for the spokes). If they are a blur when the wheel is turning, the system has poor dynamic resolution and poor temporal resolution.

If they are clear when the wheel is turning, the system has good dynamic resolution. If, though clear, they appear to be stationary, or turning in the wrong direction, or turning at the wrong speed, or flashing rapidly in different positions so it is impossible to tell which way or at what speed they are turning (a temporal blur), the system has poor temporal resolution. A great deal of evidence indicates that the human visual system cannot simultaneously perceive high spatial resolution and high temporal resolution.