Definition of bifurcation Bifurcation

/bɪˌfɚkejˈʃʌn/ - [biferkeyshun] - bi•fur•ca•tion

We found 14 definitions of bifurcation from 5 different sources.

What does bifurcation mean?

Noun Plural: bifurcations
bifurcation - a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)
		ramification, branch, leg an arrangement of branching parts
		bifurcation the act of splitting into two branches
bifurcation - the act of splitting into two branches
		branching, forking, ramification, fork the act of branching out or dividing into branches
bifurcation - the place where something divides into two branches
		furcation, forking the place where something divides into branches

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