stratification vs locating

stratification and locating both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stratification	Yes	No	No	No
locating	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, locating is a hypernym of stratification; that is, locating is a word with a broader meaning than stratification:

stratification: the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination
locating: the act of putting something in a certain place

Other hypernyms of stratification include emplacement, location, placement, position, positioning.

stratification (noun)	locating (noun)
the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata	the act of putting something in a certain place
the placing of seeds in damp sand or sawdust or peat moss in order to preserve them or promote germination	a determination of the place where something is
a layered configuration
forming or depositing in layers
the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group