Sorting

Sorting refers to ordering data in an increasing or decreasing manner according to some linear relationship among the data items.

  1. ordering: arranging items in a sequence ordered by some criterion;
  2. categorizing: grouping items with similar properties.

Ordering items is the combination of categorizing them based on equivalent order, and ordering the categories themselves.

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