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bifurcation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ (UK)
• /ˌbaɪfɚˈkeɪʃən/ (US)
• bī'fər-kāʹshən (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English bifurcate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English bifurcation From bifurcate + -ion.

Meanings

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.
   • “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.” 2023 October 12, Edgar Momplaisir, “A Few Badgeys More” (15:59 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 4, episode 7, spoken by Logic-y (Jack McBrayer):
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.

Forms

Deriveds

bifurcation theory · bifurcational · great bifurcation · prebifurcation · rebifurcation · postbifurcation

Relateds

quadfurcation · bifurcate · trifurcation

Synonyms

branched (division into two branches) · forked (division into two branches) · branching (division into two branches) · forking (division into two branches)

Translations (72)

fi tienhaara (a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet) · nn bifurkasjon (biology: division into two branches) · cmn 丫 (either of the two resulting forks) · nb bifurkasjon (any place where one divides into two) · bg разделяне (act of bifurcating) · bg разклоняване (biology: division into two branches) · nn bifurkasjon (any place where one divides into two) · fi haarakohta (any place where one divides into two) · es bifurcación (any place where one divides into two) · de Gabelung (act of bifurcating) · nl tweedeling (biology: division into two branches) · bg разделяне (any place where one divides into two) · nl aftakking (act of bifurcating) · ru раздвое́ние (biology: division into two branches) · nl vertakking (either of the two resulting forks) · nl vertakken (act of bifurcating) · nl splitsing (biology: division into two branches) · nl vertakking (biology: division into two branches) · fi bifurkaatio (act of bifurcating) · fi haarautuminen kahtia (act of bifurcating) · cmn 丫 (biology: division into two branches) · bg раздвоение (any place where one divides into two) · ru раздвое́ние (any place where one divides into two) · fi bifurkaatio (mathematics) · ro divizare (biology: division into two branches) · de Weggabelung (a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet) · pl rozwidlenie (any place where one divides into two) · cmn 椏叉 /桠叉 (biology: division into two branches) · es bifurcación (a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet) · fi puoli (either of the two resulting forks) · yue 分叉 (any place where one divides into two) · pl bifurkacja (any place where one divides into two) · fi bifurkaatio (biology: division into two branches) · ru разветвле́ние (biology: division into two branches) · cmn 分叉 (any place where one divides into two) · pl rozwidlenie (a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet) · fi kahdentuminen (mathematics) · nl splitsen (act of bifurcating) · de Bifurkation (mathematics) · bg бифуркация (mathematics) · nl vertakking (act of bifurcating) · nl splitsing (a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet) · bo ཁ་དབྲག (any place where one divides into two) · ca bifurcació (biology: division into two branches) · de Gabelung (any place where one divides into two) · de Gabelung (biology: division into two branches) · cs větvení (biology: division into two branches) · fr bifurcation (a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet) · pl bifurkacja (a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet) · nl tak (either of the two resulting forks) · ro bifurcare (biology: division into two branches) · bg бифуркация (a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet) · gl gallada (biology: division into two branches) · fi haara (a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet) · pl rozgałęzienie (any place where one divides into two) · ru разветвле́ние (any place where one divides into two) · nb bifurkasjon (biology: division into two branches) · fi haarauma (any place where one divides into two) · de Verzweigung (mathematics) · gl bifurcación (biology: division into two branches) · cs rozdvojení (biology: division into two branches) · hu bifurkáció (mathematics) · fi risteys (a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet) · fi haara (either of the two resulting forks) · nl bifurcatie (any place where one divides into two) · de Verzweigung (act of bifurcating) · fi bifurkaatio (any place where one divides into two) · nl vertakking (any place where one divides into two) · nl tweesprong (any place where one divides into two) · ca bifurcació (any place where one divides into two) · fi haara (any place where one divides into two) · de Bifurkation (biology: division into two branches)