The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics.
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.
Something possessing structure or form.
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.
The process of development of a plan or idea.
The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.