bifurcation
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bifurcation
- /ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ UK
- /ˌbaɪfɚˈkeɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
noun bifurcations
- A division into two branches.
- Any place where one thing divides into two.
- 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.”
- 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.
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noun biology: division into two branches
| 中文 | 椏叉 /桠叉 yāchā, 丫 yā |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gabelung, Bifurkation |
| Română | divizare, bifurcare |
| Русский | разветвле́ние razvetvlénije, раздвое́ние razdvojénije |
noun any place where one divides into two
| Español | bifurcación |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 分岐 bunki |
| 中文 | 分叉 fēnchà |
| Deutsch | Gabelung |
| Русский | разветвле́ние razvetvlénije, раздвое́ние razdvojénije |
noun act of bifurcating
| Deutsch | Gabelung, Verzweigung |
|---|
noun either of the two resulting forks
| 中文 | 丫 yā |
|---|
noun a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet
| Español | bifurcación |
|---|---|
| Français | bifurcation |
| Deutsch | Weggabelung |
noun mathematics
| Deutsch | Bifurkation, Verzweigung |
|---|
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title = {bifurcation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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