STRATIFICATION

Definition

1. noun the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata.
2. noun the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group. — synonyms: social_stratification
3. noun forming or depositing in layers.
4. noun a layered configuration.
5. noun the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination.