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Stratification may refer to:
Mathematics
edit- Stratification (mathematics), any consistent assignment of numbers to predicate symbols
- Data stratification in statistics
Earth sciences
edit- Stable and unstable stratification
- 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 temperature (and salinity, in oceans)
- Atmospheric stratification, the dividing of the Earth's atmosphere into strata
- Inversion (meteorology)
Social sciences
edit- Social stratification, the dividing of a society into levels based on power or socioeconomic status
Biology
edit- Stratification (seeds), 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
Linguistics
edit- Stratification (linguistics), the idea that language is organized in hierarchically ordered strata (such as phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics).