What does stratification mean?
Definitions for stratification
ˌstræt ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃənstrat·i·fi·ca·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
stratificationnoun
the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
stratification, social stratificationnoun
the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
stratificationnoun
forming or depositing in layers
stratificationnoun
a layered configuration
stratificationnoun
the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination
Wiktionary
stratificationnoun
the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks
stratificationnoun
a layering of musical texture
stratificationnoun
the vertical layering of vegetation in a forest
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stratification
Stratification refers to the process or system in which people or things are organized or categorized into different levels, layers, or classes based on various factors such as social status, wealth, power or characteristics. This term is often used in sociology to describe hierarchical social structures in a society. It is also used in data analysis, market research, or other scientific fields to classify samples or data into distinct strata or layers.
Webster Dictionary
Stratificationnoun
the act or process of laying in strata, or the state of being laid in the form of strata, or layers
Stratificationnoun
the deposition of material in successive layers in the growth of a cell wall, thus giving rise to a stratified appearance
Etymology: [Cf. F. stratification.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stratification in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stratification in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of stratification in a Sentence
Everybody likes education as a way to allocate opportunity, because as Americans we all sort of agree education attaches to individual responsibility : You've got to take the test, go to the school, do the homework and so on, but in practice it has become another form of institutional race and class stratification.
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