Formation

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Formation may refer to:

• Formation flying, aerobatics performed with several aircraft
• Formation (military), a high-level military organization
• Tactical formation, the physical deployment of military forces

Mathematics and science

• Class formation, an axiomatization of class field theory in mathematics
• Formation (group theory), a class of groups
• Formation (stratigraphy), a formally named rock stratum or geological unit
• Rock formation, a mass of bedrock displaying a curious or interesting shape - see List of rock formations
• Cave formation, a speleothem
• (Oxide) formation, anodization of a metal during manufacturing of electrolytic capacitors
• In the study of ecosystems, a community formed by groups of plants which have adapted themselves to similar climatic conditions

Linguistics

• Derivation (linguistics), the process of creating new lexemes from other lexemes
• Back-formation, a word formed from an erroneous reconstruction an original linguistic form from a form mistakenly thought to be derived from it

Music

• Formation, a music album by Kirk Fogg
• Formation Records, a record label

Religion

• Saṅkhāra, the Buddhist concept of "formations"
• Formation, the personal preparation that the Catholic Church offers to people with a defined mission, such as Jesuit formation, a program of spiritual and academic training

Sports

• Formation (football), tactical formation in association football
• Formation (American football), a set-up before the snap in American football
• Formation dance, dance routines performed in a group
• Formation finish, a staged race finish where multiple vehicles of the same team cross the finish line in formation

Other

• Offer and acceptance, an analysis of contract formation in law
• Forming a coalition government, as performed by a formateur
• Track formation, the earthworks supporting a railway track comprising the blanket and subgrade

See also

• All pages beginning with "Formation"
• All pages with titles containing "Formation"
• Form (disambiguation)

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