Stratification

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Stratification may refer to:

In mathematics:

• Stratification (mathematics), any consistent assignment of numbers to predicate symbols

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
• 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)