bifurcation
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK)IPA(key):/ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/
Audio(Southern England): (file) - (US)enPR:bī'fər-kāʹshən,IPA(key):/ˌbaɪfɚˈkeɪʃən/
- Rhymes:-eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]bifurcation(countableanduncountable,pluralbifurcations)
- (biology)Adivisioninto twobranches.
- (by extension)Any place whereonethingdividesintotwo.
- Theactofbifurcating;branchingor dividing in two.
- Either of theforksor otherbranchesresultantfrom such a division.
- (geography)A place where tworoads,tributariesetc. part or meet.
- (nautical)The point where achanneldivides when proceeding fromseaward.
- (mathematics)The change in thequalitativeortopologicalstructure of a givenfamilyas described bybifurcation theory.
- (computer science)A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
Synonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]biology: division into two branches
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any place where one divides into two
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either of the two resulting forks
act of bifurcating
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a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet
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mathematics
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Frombifurquer+-tion,Medieval Latinbifurcus(“two-spronged”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]bifurcationf(pluralbifurcations)
- abifurcation,where two roads etc. part or meet
Related terms
[edit]- bifurquer(verb)
Further reading
[edit]- “bifurcation”,inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.
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