Stratification may refer to:
Mathematics Stratification (mathematics), any consistent assignment of numbers to predicate symbols Data stratification in statistics
Earth sciences 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) Ocean stratification Lake stratification Atmospheric stratification, the dividing of the Earth's atmosphere into strata Inversion (meteorology)
Social sciences Social stratification, the dividing of a society into levels based on power or socioeconomic status
Biology 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
Stratification (linguistics), the idea that language is organized in hierarchically ordered strata (such as phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics).
See also Destratification (disambiguation) Fuel stratified injection Layer (disambiguation) Partition (disambiguation) Strata (disambiguation) Stratified epithelial lining (disambiguation) Stratified sampling Stratigraphy Stratum (disambiguation)