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Stratification vs Segmentation - What's the difference?

stratification | segmentation |

As nouns the difference between stratification and segmentation

is that stratification is the process leading to the formation or deposition of layers, especially of sedimentary rocks while segmentation is the act or an instance of dividing into segments.

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

    segmentation

    English

    Noun

    (segmentations)
  • The act or an instance of dividing into segments.
  • The state of being divided into segments.