Definitions for sorting
sort·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. sortingnoun

   ordering

2. sortingnoun

   categorizing

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Sorting

   of Sort

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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  

Matched Categories

1. • Basic Cognitive Process
   • Grouping
   • Operation

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

How to pronounce sorting?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say sorting in sign language?

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. Chief Executive Antoine Frerot:

   The AKG plastics sorting technology is simple and cheap.

2. James Mattis:

   We're sorting out obviously a period with some tension there, trade tension and all, so we'll get to the bottom of it but I don't think that we're seeing a fundamental shift in anything, we're just going through one of those periodic points where we got to learn to manage our differences.

3. President Barack Obama:

   What used to be racial segregation now mirrors itself in class segregation, this great sorting (has) taken place. It creates its own politics. There are some communities where not only do I not know poor people, I don't even know people who have trouble paying the bills at the end of the month. I just don't know those people. And so there's less sense of investment in those children.

4. Jonathan Knight:

   You see all your favorite characters and artifacts, whether it's the Sorting Hat, or Buckbeak, or whether it's Harry himself or Newt Scamander.

5. Richard Baum:

   I just think we can't stand still, the sorting problem is so huge that we need better quality data earlier.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sorting
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sorting
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorting
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sorting
6. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf