Flotation

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Flotation may refer to:

• Buoyancy, the phenomenon that keeps ships from sinking
• Flotation process, in process engineering, a method for the separation of mixtures
• Flotation (archaeology), a process to separate plant remains from soil
• Flotation (geology), a separation process of sediment grains
• any material added to the hull of a watercraft to keep the hull afloat

In economics and finance:

• Flotation cost or selling cost – distribution cost of issuing new securities