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bifurcation

noun
/ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/UK/ˌbaɪfɚˈkeɪʃən/US

Etymology

From bifurcate + -ion.

  1. learned borrowing from bifurcātus
  2. suffixed as bifurcation — “bifurcate + ion”

Definitions

  1. A division into two branches.

  2. Any place where one thing divides into two.

  3. The act of bifurcating

    The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.

    • “Get away from me, freak.” “Actually, my designation is Logic-y. I take issue with the pejorative when I am simply a product of your self-inflicted bifurcation.”
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.

    2. A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.

    3. The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.

    4. The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by…

      The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.

    5. A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a…

      A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.

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Derived

bifurcational, bifurcation theory, great bifurcation, postbifurcation, prebifurcation, rebifurcation

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA