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Categorize vs Stratification - What's the difference?

categorize | stratification |

As a verb categorize

is to assign a category; to divide into classes.

As a noun stratification is

the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks.

categorize

English

Alternative forms

* categorise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Verb

(categoriz)
  • To assign a category; to divide into classes.
    • First, categorize incoming messages according to the needed actions.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * category * categorisation * categorization

    stratification

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia stratification) (en noun)
  • the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks
  • (music) a layering of musical texture
  • (ecology) the vertical layering of vegetation in a forest

    • Derived terms

    *economic stratification *lake stratification *social stratification *substratification