What is "sorting" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does sorting mean in English? Meaning of sorting definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "sorting" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "sorting": an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

Noun

  • Meaning: an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
  • Example: the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting
  • Synonyms: sort sorting
  • Hypernyms: operation
  • Meaning of "sorting": the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

    Noun

  • Meaning: the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
  • Synonyms: categorisation categorization classification sorting
  • Hyponyms: appraisal ascription assessment attribution coordination cross-classification cross-division subsumption
  • Hypernyms: basic cognitive process
  • Meaning of "sorting": grouping by class or kind or size

    Noun

  • Meaning: grouping by class or kind or size
  • Synonyms: sorting
  • Hyponyms: separation triage
  • Hypernyms: grouping
  • Synonyms:

    cull, separate, catalogue, sift, categorize, comb, arrange, riddle, systematize, rank, group, divide, grade, screen, distribute, winnow, pigeonhole, order, assort, choose, tab, pick, file, peg, class, classify, select, typecast, button down, put down as, put down for, put in order, put in shape, put to rights, size up,

    Antonyms:

    disorder, disorganize, mix up, scatter, disarrange, refuse, reject, collect, gather, hold, keep, maintain,

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