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 If the input channel is *data*, then the reducer is passed groups of the mark’s data; this is typically used in conjunction with a custom reducer function, as when the built-in single-channel reducers are insufficient.
 
-Note: when a string or a function, the sort option is interpreted as a [basic sort transform](#transforms). To use both sort options and a sort transform, use [Plot.sort](#plotsortorder-options).
+Note: when the value of the sort option is a string or a function, it is interpreted as a [basic sort transform](#transforms). To use both sort options and a sort transform, use [Plot.sort](#plotsortorder-options).
 
 ### Facet options