Stratification
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Stratification may refer to:
In mathematics:
- Stratification (mathematics), any consistent assignment of numbers to predicate symbols
- Data stratification in statistics
In earth sciences:
- Stratification, or stratum, the layering of rocks
- Stratification (archeology), the formation of layers (strata) in which objects are found
- Stratification (water), the formation of water layers based on salinity and temperature
- Atmospheric stratification, the dividing of the Earth's atmosphere into strata
- Lake stratification, the dividing of lake water
In social sciences:
- Social stratification, the dividing of a society into levels based on power or socioeconomic status
In biology:
- Stratification (botany), where seeds are treated to simulate winter conditions so that germination may occur
- Stratification (clinical trials), partitioning of subjects by a factors other than the intervention
- Stratification (vegetation), the vertical layering of vegetation e.g. within a forest
- Population stratification, the stratification of a genetic population based on allele frequencies
See also
- Destratification
- Fuel stratified injection
- Layer (disambiguation)
- Partition (disambiguation)
- Strata (disambiguation)
- Stratified epithelial lining
- Stratified sampling
- Stratigraphy
- Stratum (disambiguation)
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