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a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
sculpture is a form of art; what kinds of desserts are there?
(noun) sorting
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
the bottleneck in mail delivery is the process of sorting
(verb) class, classify, assort, separate, sort out
arrange or order by classes or categories
How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?
(verb) sieve, screen, screen out
examine in order to test suitability
screen these samples; screen the job applicants