bifurcation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A division into two branches.
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any place where one thing divides into two.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
4. (countable, uncountable) Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
5. (countable, uncountable) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
6. (countable, uncountable) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
7. (countable, uncountable) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
8. (countable, uncountable) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.

Synonyms

fork

ramification

branch

crotch

dichotomy

forking

cross-roads

duality

furcation

intersection

partition

turnout

two-state

division into two

arm

branchy stem

billabong

bisection

branching

branch instruction

divarication

dualism

Translations

Gabelung

biforcazione

bifurcation

bifurcación

vertakking

Verzweigung

bifurcação

Bifurkation

Weggabelung

bifurcació

tweesprong

Abzweigung

aftakking

splitsing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

From bifurcate + -ion.