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BIFURCATION
bifurcation
(noun) the act of splitting into two branches
bifurcation
(noun) the place where something divides into two branches
bifurcation
(noun) a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bifurcation (countable and uncountable, plural bifurcations)
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
Synonyms
• (division into two branches): branched, branching, forked, forking
Source: Wiktionary
Bi`fur*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. bifurcation.]
Definition: A forking, or division into two branches.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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