bifurcation

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Synonyms: bifurcatio, bifurcating, furcation, bifurcative, trifurcation, bifurcations, infurcation

Antonyms: bifurcatio, bifurcating, furcation, bifurcative, trifurcation, bifurcations, infurcation

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biology}} A [[division]] into two [[branch]]es.
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} Any place where [[one]] thing [[divide]]s into [[two]].
3. The [[act]] of [[bifurcate|bifurcating]]; [[branch]]ing or dividing in two.
4. Either of the [[fork]]s or other [[branch]]es [[resultant]] from such a division.
5. {{lb|en|geography}} A place where two [[road]]s, [[tributary|tributaries]] etc. part or meet.
6. {{lb|en|nautical}} The point where a [[channel]] divides when proceeding from [[seaward]].
7. {{lb|en|mathematics}} The change in the [[qualitative]] or [[topological]] structure of a given [[family]] as described by [[bifurcation theory]].
8. {{lb|en|computer science}} A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.

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