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stratification vs classification

classification vs stratification

stratification and classification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
stratification Yes No No No
classification Yes No No No
As nouns, classification is a hypernym of stratification; that is, classification is a word with a broader meaning than stratification:
  • stratification: the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata
  • classification: the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
Other hypernyms of stratification include assortment, categorisation, categorization, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization.
stratification (noun) classification (noun)
the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type
the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people
a layered configuration the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
forming or depositing in layers a group of people or things arranged by class or category
the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
Difference between stratification and classification

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