subsort

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verb

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

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Meanings

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

present singular third person subsorts · participle present subsorting · participle past subsorted · past subsorted

  1. transitiveTo sort a subset of already sorted elements (by some secondary criterion).
nounsubsort (plural subsorts)

plural subsorts

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

Origin

From sub- + sort.

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APA

subsort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsort

MLA

“subsort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsort. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subsort,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subsort.

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