sórt — meaning in English

English meaning

• kind noun A type or category of thing that shares common features with others.
• sort noun A particular type or kind of something.
• variety noun A deviation or difference.

Senses

sórt is used for these senses in English:

• kind (type theory) The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.
• variety (algebraic geometry) Ellipsis of algebraic variety (“the set of solutions of a given system of polynomial equations over the real or complex numbers; any of certain generalisations of such a set that preserves the geometric intuition implicit in the original definition”).

kind — full definition

1. noun A type or category of thing that shares common features with others.
2. adj Friendly, generous, and considerate toward others.

sort — full definition

1. noun A particular type or kind of something.
2. verb To arrange items into groups or a particular order, based on some shared quality.
3. verb Informal: to fix a problem or deal with a task.

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