bifurcation.
A division into two branches.
Meaning & usage
A division into two branches.
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.
A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English bifurcate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English bifurcation From bifurcate + -ion.
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