What does sorting mean?

Definitions for sorting
sort·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sort, sortingnoun

    an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

    "the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting"

  2. classification, categorization, categorisation, sortingnoun

    the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

  3. sortingnoun

    grouping by class or kind or size

Wiktionary

  1. sortingnoun

    ordering

  2. sortingnoun

    categorizing

ChatGPT

  1. sorting

    Sorting is a process of arranging items or data in a specific order according to certain rules or criteria. This can be done in ascending or descending order, numerically or alphabetically, or according to other methods of organization. In computing, sorting algorithms are commonly used to organize and analyze data effectively.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sorting

    of Sort

Wikidata

  1. Sorting

    Sorting is any process of arranging items in some sequence and/or in different sets, and accordingly, it has two common, yet distinct meanings: ⁕ordering: arranging items of the same kind, class, nature, etc. in some ordered sequence, ⁕categorizing: grouping and labeling items with similar properties together.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. sorting

    In counterdrug operations, the process involved in differentiating traffic which could be involved in drug trafficking from legitimate air traffic. See also counterdrug operations.

Editors Contribution

  1. sortingverb

    Verb form of the word sort.

    They were sorting out the plans for their wedding together, making loving and united choices to ensure their day was simple, loving, unifying, peaceful with fun, love, unity, dancing, singing and trampolining !


    Submitted by MaryC on March 19, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'sorting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4729

Anagrams for sorting »

  1. storing

  2. trigons

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sorting in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sorting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sorting in a Sentence

  1. Nick Cienski:

    We are still sorting through a lot of emotions; 24 hours ago we were wrapping people's body parts in bags, so on the one hand (there is) the reality of that ... and on the second hand, we are climbers and this is sort of what we do. And so, does it make sense to continue?

  2. Jens Lehmann:

    By sorting the bank notes he helped the Nazi regime to benefit economically.

  3. Bernard Swiecki:

    Sorting out the unionization of the EV battery plants probably makes this the most interesting set of negotiations since the bankruptcy era.

  4. Mike Ingram:

    It will take years to recover, in terms of the stock price, sorting out all the fines, and the reputation. Analysts are struggling to assess what the damage actually is, as there's still a steady corrosive drip-drip of news, yes, they've bumped up their provisions, but you have to wonder whether they're prepared for a moderately bad outcome, let alone a.

  5. James Sublett:

    Kids who have egg allergies can get vaccinated - it's a matter of sorting out how allergic they are to the egg, what their risk is, and then working with their pediatrician and a board certified allergy immunologist to try to figure out which is the best pathway to go with the vaccines, because I think the real key is that we don’t want children not vaccinated.

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