"ordering" means arranging things in order by some metric.
"sorting" means assigning things into bins (which are usually ordered).
"ordering" means arranging things in order by some metric.
"sorting" means assigning things into bins (which are usually ordered).
This is news to me. Source?
That's because it's not true.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ordering
Order - transitive verb - 1. to put in order : arrange - "The books are ordered alphabetically by author."
noun - 4. b(1) the arrangement, organization, or sequence of objects or of events - "alphabetical/chronological/historical order" "listed the items in order of importance"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorting
Sort - transitive verb - 1. to put in a certain place or rank according to characteristics - "sort the mail" "sorted the winners from the losers" "sorting the data alphabetically"
noun - 5. an instance of sorting - "a numeric sort of a data file"
"The children were sorted in to two lines by gender then ordered by height"
You might substitute "sorted by height" but its certainly not a correction. While "ordered into lines" would be an error.
The sorting office for a postal service.
What do you do when you sort your washing?