stratification
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(străt″ĭ-fĭ-kā′shŭn)

[L. stratificare, to arrange in layers]
The classification of objects into a hierarchy; the making of an ordered series of categories.
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(străt″ĭ-fĭ-kā′shŭn)

[L. stratificare, to arrange in layers]
The classification of objects into a hierarchy; the making of an ordered series of categories.
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