the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata | information that should be kept in mind when making a decision |
the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination | the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition |
a layered configuration | an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else |
forming or depositing in layers | (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement |
the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group | a state at a particular time |
| a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing |
| the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') |
| an illness, disease, or other medical problem |