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stratification
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strat·i·fi·ca·tion (strt-f-kshn)
n.
An arrangement in layers or strata.

stratification [strat″ĭ-fĭ-ka´shun]
arrangement in layers.

stratification
1. arrangement in layers.
2. in statistical terms the division of a population into subpopulations on the basis of specified criteria such as age, breed, parity. See stratified random sample.


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Purity" of language, in the ideological stratifications that Afrikaans was subjected to under apartheid, ran parallel to purity of "group areas", purity of "self-determination", the ban on "mixed" marriages and "mixed" love affairs, and it lay behind the "cleansing" of Sophiatown to make Triomf.
The JSLC survey was based on a complex design with multiple stratifications to ensure that it represents the population; marital status; area of residence; and social class.
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