identifyingandsorting
nounUK /aɪˈdentɪfaɪɪŋ ænd ˈsɔːtɪŋ/
US /aɪˈdentɪfaɪɪŋ ænd ˈsɔːrtɪŋ/
The act of finding out what things are and putting them into groups.
Identifying and sorting the toys helped us clean the playroom quickly.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process of naming objects and then arranging them by type.
Identifying and sorting the rocks took all afternoon at the science table.
3. A learning activity where children recognize items and place them in sets.
The teacher planned an identifying and sorting game with colored buttons.
4. A step in data work where records are recognized and then organized.
Identifying and sorting the survey answers made the results easy to read.