Assorting

/əˈsɔːrtɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of assort; the act of arranging or organizing items into different categories or types.

Etymology

From 'assort' plus '-ing' to form the present participle. The form emphasizes the ongoing action of sorting.

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The activity of 'assorting' is so fundamental to commerce that entire industries exist just to improve how quickly and accurately it can be done—from postal workers sorting mail to algorithms sorting data.

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