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Sort, Sorted
Syntax
Sort(V:LIST):NULL
Sorted(L:LIST):LIST

where V is a variable containing a list.
Summary
sort a list
Description
The first function sorts the elements of the list in V with respect
to the default comparisons related to their types; it overwrites V.
The second function, 'Sorted', returns the list of the sorted elements
of L without affecting L, itself.  For more on the default
comparisions, see 'Relational Operators' in the chapter on operators.
For more complicated sorting, see 'SortBy, SortedBy'.

Example

L := [3,2,1];
Sort(L);
L;
[1, 2, 3]
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Use R ::= Q[x,y,z];
L := [x,y,z];
Sort(L);
L;
[z, y, x]
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Sorted([y,x,z,x^2]);
[z, y, x, x^2]
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Sorted([3,1,1,2]);
[1, 1, 2, 3]
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Sorted(["b","c","a"]);
["a", "b", "c"]
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Sorted([Ideal(x,y),Ideal(x)]); -- ideals are ordered by containment
[Ideal(x), Ideal(x, y)]
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