Formation vs. Emergence
Difference Between Formation and Emergence
Formationnoun
The act or process of forming something or of taking form.
Emergencenoun
The act or process of emerging.
Formationnoun
Something formed
beautiful cloud formations.Emergencenoun
A superficial outgrowth of plant tissue, such as the prickle of a rose.
Formationnoun
The manner or style in which something is formed; structure
the distinctive formation of the human eye.Emergencenoun
The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden uprising or appearance.
Formationnoun
A specified arrangement or deployment, as of aircraft, troops, or players on a sports team.
Emergencenoun
In particular: the arising of emergent structure in complex systems.
Formationnoun
(Geology) A primary unit in the mapping of rock strata, consisting of a set of contemporaneous rocks having the same characteristics and origin.
Emergencenoun
(obsolete) An emergency.
Formationnoun
Something possessing structure or form.
Emergencenoun
the gradual beginning or coming forth;
figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in GreeceFormationnoun
The act of assembling a group or structure.
Emergencenoun
the becoming visible;
not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkinsFormationnoun
(geology) A rock or face of a mountain.
Emergencenoun
the act of emerging
Formationnoun
(military) A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc.
Emergencenoun
the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
Formationnoun
(military) An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".
Formationnoun
(sports) An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.
Formationnoun
The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.
Formationnoun
The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.
Formationnoun
(category theory) A structure made of two categories, two functors from the first to the second category, and a transformation from one of the functors to the other.
Formationnoun
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit;
a defensive formationa formation of planesFormationnoun
a particular spatial arrangement
Formationnoun
the fabrication of something in a particular shape
Formationnoun
the act of forming something;
the constitution of a PTA group last yearit was the establishment of his reputationhe still remembers the organization of the clubFormationnoun
(geology) the geological features of the earth
Formationnoun
natural process that causes something to form;
the formation of gas in the intestinethe formation of crystalsthe formation of pseudopodsFormationnoun
creation by mental activity;
the formation of sentencesthe formation of memories
