Question

$meaning \: of \: sorting$
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Answer 1

Answer:

separate according to type

Answer 2

Answer:

The process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.

Explanation:

Sorting is the process of placing elements from a collection in some kind of order. For example, a list of words could be sorted alphabetically or by length. ... Like searching, the efficiency of a sorting algorithm is related to the number of items being processed.

sort verb (ORDER)

to put a number of things in an order or to separate them into groups: ... She found the ring while sorting (through) some clothes.

Type and kind

Sort, type and kind all generally mean the same thing. They are words we use to refer to a group of people or things which share the same characteristics. ... They soften other words and phrases so that they do not appear too direct or exact. Kind of is more common in American English.