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12. Sorting
The sort`x /: y` re-orders`x` according to the grade of`y` ,`` that is,`/:y` :

       x=: 2 7 1 8 [ y=: 1 7 3 2
       (/:y);((/:y){x);(x/:y);(x/:x)
    +-------+-------+-------+-------+
    |0 3 2 1|2 8 1 7|2 8 1 7|1 2 7 8|
    +-------+-------+-------+-------+

The grade and sort of literal characters is based upon the ordering of the underlying alphabet`a.` .`` For example, if the name "text" is used for the present sentence (up to and including the colon), then:

       tdw=: >dwds=: ~. wds=: ;: text
       ($tdw),($dwds),($wds),($text)
    21 9 21 25 103

       ]alph=: a. {~ ,(i. 26) +/ (a.i.'aA')
    aAbBcCdDeEfFgGhHiIjJkKlLmMnNoOpPqQrRsStTuUvVwWxXyYzZ

       tdw; (tdw /: tdw);(tdw/: alph i. tdw)
    +---------+---------+---------+
    |For      |"        |and      |
    |example  |(        |colon    |
    |,        |)        |example  |
    |if       |,        |for      |
    |the      |For      |For      |
    |name     |and      |if       |
    |"        |colon    |including|
    |text     |example  |is       |
    |is       |for      |name     |
    |used     |if       |present  |
    |for      |including|sentence |
    |present  |is       |text     |
    |sentence |name     |then:    |
    |(        |present  |the      |
    |up       |sentence |to       |
    |to       |text     |up       |
    |and      |the      |used     |
    |including|then:    |,        |
    |colon    |to       |"        |
    |)        |up       |(        |
    |then:    |used     |)        |
    +---------+---------+---------+

The middle column is the alphabetized table of distinct words, but (because the cases are not interleaved in the alphabet`a.`), the words "for" and "For" are widely separated; they are brought together in the last column by indexing the table by a suitable alphabet.

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