"bifurcation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ [UK], /ˌbaɪfɚˈkeɪʃən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bifurcation.wav Forms: bifurcations [plural]
enPR: bī'fər-kāʹshən [US] Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From bifurcate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bifurcate|ion}} bifurcate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bifurcation (countable and uncountable, plural bifurcations)
  1. (biology) A division into two branches. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms (division into two branches): branched, branching, forked, forking Translations (biology: division into two branches): bifurcació [feminine] (Catalan), 椏叉 (Chinese Mandarin), 桠叉 (yāchā) (Chinese Mandarin), (yā) (Chinese Mandarin), větvení [neuter] (Czech), rozdvojení [neuter] (Czech), vertakking (Dutch), tweedeling (Dutch), splitsing [feminine] (Dutch), bifurkaatio (Finnish), bifurcación [feminine] (Galician), gallada [feminine] (Galician), Gabelung (German), Bifurkation [feminine] (German), bifurkasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), bifurkasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), divizare (Romanian), bifurcare (Romanian), разветвле́ние (razvetvlénije) [neuter] (Russian), раздвое́ние (razdvojénije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-bifurcation-en-noun-CwKskDtr Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 12 10 4 5 13 4 28 23 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'division into two branches': 76 9 3 6 2 1 3 1 Disambiguation of 'biology: division into two branches': 58 16 5 10 4 1 4 2
  2. (by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable Translations (any place where one divides into two): bifurcació [feminine] (Catalan), 分叉 (fan¹ caa¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 分叉 (fēnchà) (Chinese Mandarin), vertakking (Dutch), bifurcatie (Dutch), tweesprong (Dutch), haara (Finnish), haarauma (Finnish), haarakohta (Finnish), bifurkaatio (Finnish), Gabelung [feminine] (German), bifurkasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), bifurkasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), rozgałęzienie [neuter] (Polish), rozwidlenie [neuter] (Polish), bifurkacja [feminine] (Polish), разветвле́ние (razvetvlénije) [neuter] (Russian), раздвое́ние (razdvojénije) [neuter] (Russian), bifurcación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bifurcation-en-noun-F~GgVZS- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 2 2 11 2 32 30 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 12 3 3 16 4 27 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 12 10 4 5 13 4 28 23 Disambiguation of 'any place where one divides into two': 12 47 3 1 15 11 5 6
  3. The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Two Translations (act of bifurcating): vertakking (Dutch), aftakking (Dutch), vertakken (Dutch), splitsen (Dutch), haarautuminen kahtia (Finnish), bifurkaatio (Finnish), Gabelung [feminine] (German), Verzweigung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-bifurcation-en-noun-yed3xA7X Disambiguation of Two: 15 16 28 3 14 3 13 9 Disambiguation of 'act of bifurcating': 2 1 90 1 1 1 3 1
  4. Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (either of the two resulting forks): (yā) (Chinese Mandarin), vertakking (Dutch), tak (Dutch), haara (Finnish), puoli (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-bifurcation-en-noun-H5uC~Clb Disambiguation of 'either of the two resulting forks': 10 11 9 43 9 4 6 9
  5. (geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geography Translations (a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet): splitsing (Dutch), risteys (Finnish), haara (Finnish), tienhaara (Finnish), bifurcation [feminine] (French), Weggabelung [feminine] (German), rozwidlenie [neuter] (Polish), bifurkacja [feminine] (Polish), bifurcación [feminine] (Spanish)
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  6. (nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-bifurcation-en-noun-Xig6B228 Topics: nautical, transport
  7. (mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics Translations (mathematics): bifurkaatio (Finnish), kahdentuminen (Finnish), Bifurkation [feminine] (German), Verzweigung [feminine] (German), bifurkáció (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-bifurcation-en-noun-DqonNpwV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ion, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 2 2 11 2 32 30 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 12 3 3 16 4 27 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 9 14 5 5 14 6 27 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 12 3 2 18 2 32 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 7 12 5 4 11 4 35 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 13 5 4 12 4 32 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 8 13 5 4 12 4 32 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 7 12 5 4 11 4 35 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 12 4 4 11 4 34 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 14 5 4 12 4 30 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 13 5 4 12 4 32 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 14 7 4 12 4 30 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 8 13 5 4 12 4 32 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 14 5 4 12 4 31 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 9 3 3 12 4 32 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 12 10 4 5 13 4 28 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 8 13 5 4 11 4 32 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 5 14 1 1 17 1 37 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 13 6 4 11 4 31 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 8 13 5 4 12 4 32 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 15 4 3 13 3 32 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 15 3 2 16 2 33 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 12 4 3 11 3 36 22 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics': 10 7 0 7 0 6 42 28
  8. (computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computer science
    Sense id: en-bifurcation-en-noun-ev6hgB0T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 2 2 11 2 32 30 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 12 3 3 16 4 27 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 10 9 3 3 12 4 32 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 12 10 4 5 13 4 28 23 Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bifurcational, bifurcation theory, postbifurcation, prebifurcation, rebifurcation Related terms: bifurcate, trifurcation, quadfurcation

Inflected forms

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        "(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory."
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      "word": "branching"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "椏叉"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yāchā",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "word": "桠叉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "word": "丫"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "word": "vertakking"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "word": "tweedeling"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "splitsing"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "word": "bifurkaatio"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bifurcación"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gallada"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "word": "Gabelung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bifurkation"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bifurkasjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bifurkasjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "word": "divizare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "word": "bifurcare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razvetvlénije",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разветвле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razdvojénije",
      "sense": "biology: division into two branches",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "раздвое́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bifurcació"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "fan¹ caa¹",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "word": "分叉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fēnchà",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "word": "分叉"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "word": "vertakking"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "word": "bifurcatie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "word": "tweesprong"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "word": "haara"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "word": "haarauma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "word": "haarakohta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "word": "bifurkaatio"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gabelung"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bifurkasjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "bifurkasjon"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "rozwidlenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "bifurkacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razvetvlénije",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разветвле́ние"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razdvojénije",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "раздвое́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "any place where one divides into two",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bifurcación"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yā",
      "sense": "either of the two resulting forks",
      "word": "丫"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "either of the two resulting forks",
      "word": "vertakking"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "either of the two resulting forks",
      "word": "tak"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "either of the two resulting forks",
      "word": "haara"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "either of the two resulting forks",
      "word": "puoli"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "act of bifurcating",
      "word": "vertakking"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "act of bifurcating",
      "word": "aftakking"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "act of bifurcating",
      "word": "vertakken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "act of bifurcating",
      "word": "splitsen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act of bifurcating",
      "word": "haarautuminen kahtia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act of bifurcating",
      "word": "bifurkaatio"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act of bifurcating",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gabelung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "act of bifurcating",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verzweigung"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet",
      "word": "splitsing"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet",
      "word": "risteys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet",
      "word": "haara"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet",
      "word": "tienhaara"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bifurcation"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Weggabelung"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "rozwidlenie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bifurkacja"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bifurcación"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mathematics",
      "word": "bifurkaatio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mathematics",
      "word": "kahdentuminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Bifurkation"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mathematics",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verzweigung"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "mathematics",
      "word": "bifurkáció"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "bifurcation"
  ],
  "word": "bifurcation"
}

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