classification vs sorting

sorting vs classification

classification and sorting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
classification	Yes	No	No	No
sorting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, classification and sorting are synonyms defined as:

classification and sorting: the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

Other synonyms of classification include categorisation, categorization.

classification (noun)	sorting (noun)
the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type	grouping by class or kind or size
restriction imposed by the government on documents or weapons that are available only to certain authorized people	the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories
the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories	an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
a group of people or things arranged by class or category

Difference between classification and sorting

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