stratified - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'stratified' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stratified

[ a.]

- Having its substance arranged in strata, or layers; as, stratified rock.

2 . Stratified

[ imp. & p. p.]

- of Stratify

1 . stratified

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- deposited or arranged in horizontal layers

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2 . stratified

[ s]

Meaning (2):
- (used of society) socially hierarchical

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Meaning (3):
- arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks

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strabism strabismometer strabismus strabotomy straddle straddled straddling stradometrical straggle straggled

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Stratified sample
Stratified sample is a frequently used technique for mass polling. It involves the division of a population into subgroups and taking a random sample of each subgroup.
Stratified random sample
Stratified random sample is one that divides the universe into subcategories, or strata, according to one or more characteristics and chooses randomly from within the strata being examined.

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