| stratified language | (n) a language that cannot be used as its own metalanguage, Ant. unstratified language |
| stratified sample | (n) the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum, Syn. representative sample, proportional sample |
| stratified sampling | (n) the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum, Syn. representative sampling, proportional sampling |
| Stratified | a. Having its substance arranged in strata, or layers; |