sorting
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting
Types & categories
- operation hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
Types & categories
- basic cognitive process hypernym
- coordination hyponym
- assessment hyponym
- attribution hyponym
- attribution hyponym
- cross-classification hyponym
- subsumption hyponym
Related & opposite
- class derivation
- categorize derivation
- classify derivation
Sense 3 noun
grouping by class or kind or size
Types & categories
- grouping hypernym
- triage hyponym
- separation hyponym
Related & opposite
- class derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | class |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sieve |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | operation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | class |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | categorize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | classify |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | basic cognitive process |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | coordination |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | assessment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | attribution |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | attribution |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cross-classification |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | subsumption |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | class |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | grouping |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | triage |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | separation |