Sort Numbers Tool
Sort finite numbers in ascending or descending numeric order.
Description
Sort finite numbers in ascending or descending numeric order.
Sort Numbers Tool: Sort finite numbers in ascending or descending numeric order.
When to use Sort Numbers
Use this list operation for a deterministic sequence transformation or summary when item equality, numeric ordering, and mutation expectations are explicit.
- Values
- Required list input.
- Descending
- Optional boolean input.
How Sort Numbers works
Sort finite numbers in ascending or descending numeric order. The tool evaluates the supplied inputs together and returns the named outputs below; it does not infer omitted operating conditions or change the units shown.1
- Sorted values
- The resulting sorted values returned as a list.
Limitations and assumptions
- Results depend on stable ordering, comparison rules, duplicate and missing-value treatment, rotation convention, numeric parsing, and whether nested values are copied or referenced.
- Use finite inputs in the displayed units and preserve more precision than the final presentation requires. Independently verify safety-critical, financial, compliance, or production decisions.
Alternative or Complementary approaches
Test empty, singleton, duplicate, negative, and heterogeneous inputs, and retain the source list when reversibility matters.
References
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List (abstract data type) — Wikipedia contributors
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