diff --git a/docs/src/pages/components/tables/EnhancedTable.js b/docs/src/pages/components/tables/EnhancedTable.js
index b50e12a03365b5..e923ccbf2afcf4 100644
--- a/docs/src/pages/components/tables/EnhancedTable.js
+++ b/docs/src/pages/components/tables/EnhancedTable.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const rows = [
   createData('Oreo', 437, 18.0, 63, 4.0),
 ];
 
-function desc(a, b, orderBy) {
+function descendingComparator(a, b, orderBy) {
   if (b[orderBy] < a[orderBy]) {
     return -1;
   }
@@ -51,20 +51,22 @@ function desc(a, b, orderBy) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-function stableSort(array, cmp) {
+function getComparator(order, orderBy) {
+  return order === 'desc'
+    ? (a, b) => descendingComparator(a, b, orderBy)
+    : (a, b) => -descendingComparator(a, b, orderBy);
+}
+
+function stableSort(array, comparator) {
   const stabilizedThis = array.map((el, index) => [el, index]);
   stabilizedThis.sort((a, b) => {
-    const order = cmp(a[0], b[0]);
+    const order = comparator(a[0], b[0]);
     if (order !== 0) return order;
     return a[1] - b[1];
   });
   return stabilizedThis.map(el => el[0]);
 }
 
-function getSorting(order, orderBy) {
-  return order === 'desc' ? (a, b) => desc(a, b, orderBy) : (a, b) => -desc(a, b, orderBy);
-}
-
 const headCells = [
   { id: 'name', numeric: false, disablePadding: true, label: 'Dessert (100g serving)' },
   { id: 'calories', numeric: true, disablePadding: false, label: 'Calories' },
@@ -293,7 +295,7 @@ export default function EnhancedTable() {
               rowCount={rows.length}
             />
             <TableBody>
-              {stableSort(rows, getSorting(order, orderBy))
+              {stableSort(rows, getComparator(order, orderBy))
                 .slice(page * rowsPerPage, page * rowsPerPage + rowsPerPage)
                 .map((row, index) => {
                   const isItemSelected = isSelected(row.name);
diff --git a/docs/src/pages/components/tables/EnhancedTable.tsx b/docs/src/pages/components/tables/EnhancedTable.tsx
index 377bc92c56d77e..8a62992e29e4f5 100644
--- a/docs/src/pages/components/tables/EnhancedTable.tsx
+++ b/docs/src/pages/components/tables/EnhancedTable.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const rows = [
   createData('Oreo', 437, 18.0, 63, 4.0),
 ];
 
-function desc<T>(a: T, b: T, orderBy: keyof T) {
+function descendingComparator<T>(a: T, b: T, orderBy: keyof T) {
   if (b[orderBy] < a[orderBy]) {
     return -1;
   }
@@ -64,25 +64,27 @@ function desc<T>(a: T, b: T, orderBy: keyof T) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-function stableSort<T>(array: T[], cmp: (a: T, b: T) => number) {
+type Order = 'asc' | 'desc';
+
+function getComparator<Key extends keyof any>(
+  order: Order,
+  orderBy: Key,
+): (a: { [key in Key]: number | string }, b: { [key in Key]: number | string }) => number {
+  return order === 'desc'
+    ? (a, b) => descendingComparator(a, b, orderBy)
+    : (a, b) => -descendingComparator(a, b, orderBy);
+}
+
+function stableSort<T>(array: T[], comparator: (a: T, b: T) => number) {
   const stabilizedThis = array.map((el, index) => [el, index] as [T, number]);
   stabilizedThis.sort((a, b) => {
-    const order = cmp(a[0], b[0]);
+    const order = comparator(a[0], b[0]);
     if (order !== 0) return order;
     return a[1] - b[1];
   });
   return stabilizedThis.map(el => el[0]);
 }
 
-type Order = 'asc' | 'desc';
-
-function getSorting<K extends keyof any>(
-  order: Order,
-  orderBy: K,
-): (a: { [key in K]: number | string }, b: { [key in K]: number | string }) => number {
-  return order === 'desc' ? (a, b) => desc(a, b, orderBy) : (a, b) => -desc(a, b, orderBy);
-}
-
 interface HeadCell {
   disablePadding: boolean;
   id: keyof Data;
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ export default function EnhancedTable() {
               rowCount={rows.length}
             />
             <TableBody>
-              {stableSort(rows, getSorting(order, orderBy))
+              {stableSort(rows, getComparator(order, orderBy))
                 .slice(page * rowsPerPage, page * rowsPerPage + rowsPerPage)
                 .map((row, index) => {
                   const isItemSelected = isSelected(row.name);