classifying

verb

Definition of classifyingnext
present participle of classify
1
as in distinguishing
to arrange or assign according to type classify the baseball cards in your collection on the basis of rarity

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Relevance

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2
as in organizing
to put into a particular arrangement classify the information you got from the Internet by source

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classify

classifying

classiness

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“Classifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classifying. Accessed 30 Jan. 2023.

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