casting vs formation

casting

noun
  • An object made in a mold. 

  • The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc. 

  • Of hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent. 

  • The regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.^([W]) 

  • The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature. 

  • A manufacturing process using a mold. 

  • The act of converting between data types. 

formation

noun
  • Something possessing structure or form. 

  • An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays. 

  • An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation". 

  • 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. 

  • The act of assembling a group or structure. 

  • The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics. 

  • A layer of rock of common origin. 

  • A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc. 

  • The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation. 

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