Formation and Number

Formation

Formation noun - The way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized.

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Number and formation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Number" instead a noun "Formation".

Nearby Words: form, formed, forming, format, formative

Number noun - A character used to represent a mathematical value.

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Formation and number are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Number".

Nearby Words: numberless, numbered, numbering

good	good formation	good number
similar	similar formation	similar number
specific	specific formation	specific number
certain	certain formation	certain number
Other adjectives: original, single, actual, massive, large, new, odd, last, different.

In the "Springtime For Hitler" number in The Producers, dancers march in a formation resembling a swastika (but overhead, like the typical Berkeley shot).

Source: Busby Berkeley Number
In both cases the MiG-28s are flying close enough together that the F-14s' radar reads them as half the number of planes that are actually in the formation.

Source: Sensor Suspense
Let's Go Kamen Rider: since there were 28 Riders present, they couldn't do a traditional V-formation (since the formation requires an odd number), so they pulled off two layers: the movie's five central Riders Den-O, New Den-O, OOO, and V1 and V2, with the 23 cameo Riders behind them.

Source: V-Formation Team Shot

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