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Word entry · 7 letters

stratum

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"Single layer"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈstɹɑː.təm/Part of speech nounSorted amrsttuStarts with SEnds with M1 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2T3R4A5T6U7M

Definitions

  1. a subpopulation divided into a stratified sampling

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin strātum (“a spread for a bed, coverlet, quilt, blanket; a pillow, bolster; a bed”), neuter singular of strātus, perfect passive participle of sternō (“spread”). Doublet of estrade and street.

Used in a sentence

  • It is built of alternate strata of brick and clay, and the sides correspond to the direction of the meridians and parallels.
  • Computers that synchronize themselves to the stratum 1 time servers are known as stratum 2 time servers if they allow others to synchronize to them, and so on.

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