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subsort

subsort verb: to sort a subset of already sorted elements (by some secondary criterion).

Verb

subsort (third-person singular simple present subsorts, present participle subsorting, simple past and past participle subsorted)

  1. (transitive) To sort a subset of already sorted elements (by some secondary criterion).

Noun

subsort (plural subsorts)

  1. The sorting of a subset of already sorted elements.

Forms of subsort

Verb
third-person singular presentsubsorts
present participlesubsorting
past participlesubsorted
pastsubsorted
Noun
pluralsubsorts

Origin of subsort

From sub- + sort.

Questions about subsort

What does subsort mean?
Subsort means to sort a subset of already sorted elements (by some secondary criterion).
What part of speech is subsort?
Subsort can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of subsort?
The past tense of subsort is subsorted.

Words near subsort in the dictionary

  1. subsonic
  2. subsonically
  3. subsonication
  4. subsonications
  5. subsonics
  6. subsort
  7. subsorted
  8. subsorter
  9. subsorters
  10. subsorting
  11. subsorts

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