stratifikaatioon
Stratifikaatioon refers to the creation or presence of distinct layers or levels in a system. The term is used across disciplines to describe layering by physical, social, chemical, or temporal criteria. Layers can be ordered by composition, properties, or rank, and stratification often arises through depositional, developmental, or organizational processes.
In social sciences, social stratification refers to a system by which a society ranks categories of people
In geology and earth sciences, stratification describes the layering of rocks, sediments, or soils. Stratigraphy studies
In ecology and statistics, stratification has other meanings. Thermal or chemical stratification occurs in bodies of