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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