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Formulation vs Compilation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between formulation and compilation

is that formulation is the act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula while compilation is the act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

formulation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
  • (medicine) A medicinal preparation

    • Related terms

    * formula * formulate

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    compilation

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
  • (countable) That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
  • (uncountable, computing) Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.

    • Synonyms

    * (the act or process of compiling) compilement * (something compiled) * (source code translation into object code)

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