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Your answer depends on who's doing the sorting.

For example, as a consumer, when you want to find a pair of matching diamonds for a pair of earrings, you'll look for diamonds that are about the same size.

If your purchase is an investment in any way, you'll also select two diamonds that are of the same colour, clarity and a near match in carat weight. Of course, the cut would necessarily be the same.

A jeweler or certified gemologist can help you sort diamonds until you find the pair you want to buy.

A diamond broker, such as DeBeers, for example, sorts diamonds according to a completely -- and quite mysterious/ undocumented -- different criteria.

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